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ERROL BARNETT, CNN INTERNATIONAL NEWSROOM ANCHOR: Released from prison, Oscar Pistorius begins life under house arrest for the killing of Reeva Steenkamp while her parents say nothing will bring her back.

ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN INTERNATIONAL NEWSROOM ANCHOR: Will he or won't he? U.S. Vice President Joe Biden expected to announce soon, finally, whether he'll run for his boss's job.

BARNETT: And the force awakens in a big way. The Star Wars trailer is out. Good luck getting tickets to opening night.

CHURCH: Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. I'm Rosemary Church.

BARNETT: And I'm Errol Barnett. This is CNN Newsroom.

We begin this hour in South Africa, where the country's most famous athlete, Oscar Pistorius, is now out of prison. We have new footage to show you, just in to CNN, of the home where the Paralympic Gold Medalist is now staying under house arrest. This is his uncle's house and of course there's a stark change and is different from where he's been staying the past year.

CHURCH: The former Olympic runner was found guilty of culpable homicide in 2013 in the Valentine's Day killing of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. He was released from prison early and will remain under house arrest for the next four years, barring any violations. Well, CNN Legal Analyst Kelly Phelps joins us now from Pretoria, South Africa. Outside the uncle's home with the latest details.

So, Kelly, this is certainly following the letter of the law, but many critics say this is way too early for him to be released. Talk to us about reaction on that, and also the conditions under this release to house arrest.

KELLY PHELPS, CNN LEGAL ANALYST AND CORRESPONDENT: Yes. Well, many people have expressed a sense of shock and outrage at the earliness of this release. But in fact, from a legal perspective, it's entirely in keeping with the application of the law in all similar cases. So, anyone else sentenced under this provision would usually, as a matter of course, be released on the 1-6 period if they have behaved themselves in prison and if the state feels they don't pose a danger to society. So, Mr. Pistorius, as a matter of fact, is simply being treated the same as everyone else under the same sentence.

In terms of the conditions, we don't know all of them. They haven't all been made public. But, we do know he certainly will have extensive hours of house arrest. He will certainly have to serve community service, which is standard with this sort of sentence. We also expect that he will need to continue undergoing psychotherapy and there will be certain restrictions on him. Most obviously, he will be banned from using or engaging and owning a firearm.

CHURCH: And of course this is not the end of the matter for Oscar Pistorius, is it? There is still a possibility he could end up back in prison.

PHELPS: Well, that will all depend on the outcome of the appeal, which is set down to be heard on the 3rd of November. The state is arguing that actually the verdict in the lower court was a mistake and it should have been murder. If the appeals court agree with him, then, absolutely he would be sent back to prison for a substantial period. But, we will need to see what transpires on the 3rd of November for that.

CHURCH: And what is the sense there on how that might turn out?

PHELPS: It's impossible to tell. The only people who really can know that are the appeal judges themselves. I think many people in the legal community were quite surprised that the state pursued the appeal, especially considering that they did, in fact, achieve a conviction for the lesser offense of culpable homicide. So, from this point onwards, things are quite unprecedented. This was an area of law that up until this case had been widely considered to be very settled. And there is now a big question mark over the law concerning this area of murder. And it will only be resolved once the judges have issued their final pronouncement.

CHURCH: Alright. Kelly Phelps, joining us there from the upscale neighborhood where Oscar Pistorius will spend four years now under house arrest in his uncle's home. Many thanks to you.

BARNETT: Now, on to another big story we're following. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says vigilante justice is just not the way of Israel. He delivered that message a day after an Eritrean migrant was killed during a shooting rampage at a Beer Sheva bus station.

CHURCH: A security guard misidentified him as an attacker and shot him. Then, an angry mob brutally beat the man.

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BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL: A crowd who finds themselves at the site should evacuate the area and let the emergency services do their job. We have a country of law. No one will take the law into their own hands.

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CHURCH: Phil Black has more on the attack and what led to the migrant's death. But, we do have to warn you. Some of the video is graphic.

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PHIL BLACK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: On the floor of the bus station, the man under the white sheet is the dead Arab Bedouin shooter. He had attacked an Israeli soldier with a knife and a gun, then took that soldier's gun to fire into the crowd, wounding ten others. And the terror that followed, bringing about yet, another death. This security video shows the panic of people running from the shooting. In the upper right of your screen, you can also see a man crawling away. Moments later, he's shot by a security guard who mistakes him for a second attacker.

Gripped by fear and rage, the crowd turns on the wounded man. This video shows people kicking him as he lays injured and bleeding. Break his head, a man is heard screaming repeatedly. He later died in hospital. Turns out he was not a terrorist, not involved in the attack at all. Police identified him as 29-year-old Eritrean migrant. Police say they're now trying to find those who beat him. The spokesman adding, the police see this in a very severe light and will not allow people to take the law into their own hands. But, terror attacks are designed to instill extreme fear and rage. And in the death of this Eritrean migrant, this terror attack achieved its goal, another innocent victim. Phil black, CNN, Jerusalem.

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BARNETT: Now, Jerusalem is a divided city, with distinct Jewish and Arab neighborhoods.

Israel has just built a temporary wall, virtually sealing off a Palestinian neighborhood where three alleged attackers lived. Our Senior International Correspondent Ben Wedeman shows us why there is concern these walls are there to stay.

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BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: We're in the neighborhood of Jabel Mukabar in eastern Jerusalem. This is a Palestinian neighborhood now cut off with cement blocks. This is where three of the alleged attackers come from. From the recent attacks. And what you're seeing here are the measures Israel is taking to try to stop future attacks. Now, they've installed about a half dozen of these prefabricated walls, but they're just around a house and don't seem to actually be serving any specific purpose. They are, perhaps, sending a message to the residents of Jabel Mukabar that this could be their future, like many of the neighborhoods that are now on the other side of the wall Israel built around Jerusalem. That they may someday be cut off from the city.

A group of policemen go through the barriers. Their presence met with resentment. Now, the border police, the riot police are leaving this area after they went to the house of, we believe, one of the participants in recent attacks. And here you see local residents not happy that they're in the neighborhood. It looks like just kids banging on light poles. But, they're getting ready with the tear gas. They left without firing, however. Israel has long boasted that Jerusalem is a united city. But, when you see scenes like this, with Israeli riot police fully armed, going into Palestinian, east Jerusalem neighborhoods, it's quite clear that this is, in fact, still a very divided city and only becoming more divided.

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BARNETT: Ben Wedeman joins us now live from Jerusalem. Ben, let's discuss those new walls being erected in a moment. First, I just want to ask you what should we make of Prime Minister Netanyahu calling for restraint in the wake of the man mistakenly attacked and killed? Could this be an important moment of reflection or a type of turning point at all?

WEDEMAN: Well, let's just say, Errol, that it is cause for concern. This incident that took place in Beer Sheva where, obviously, this man was not armed. The 29-year-old Eritrean migrant, he wasn't. And not only was he shot, he was also brutally kicked. He was bleeding, clearly to death, on the ground of the bus station.

And it's not the only incident that's happened like that. There's the case of a young Palestinian, a 19-year-old named Fadi Alloun who, on the 4th of October, was walking on the highway that basically separates east and west Jerusalem, when he was pursued by a crowd of angry Israelis who were shouting that he's a terrorist. They called on the police to shoot him. The police shot him dead. But, even according to the Israel media, he may have been innocent. So, it appears that in this atmosphere of anger and fear that people are, in a sense, losing their balance. That you've got the creation of this mentality where anybody could be shot for all the wrong reasons.

So, I think that there's a realization that after calls by Israeli officials for people who have licenses to carry weapons, to carry those weapons and use them if needed, maybe perhaps that was a step too far and has created a very dangerous situation for people on both sides of this conflict. Errol. BARNETT: And Ben, what about those new walls being erected, though.

Doesn't that reinforce the pervasive idea that there's collective punishment being handed out?

WEDEMAN: Well, it's interesting. I was reading in one of the Israeli newspapers this morning that apparently those six sections of a wall were put there by mistake. The police wanted to show officials what the wall would look like if it were installed in that neighborhood. But certainly, I mean, if you look at this situation, what we have here, we're right outside the Palestinian neighborhood of Isawiya. You have two rows of concrete blocks that, essentially, make it impossible for anybody, obviously, to leave in a vehicle.

And it creates the impression that despite all the years of Israeli officials boasting that Jerusalem is a united city, that in fact, it is divided. Divided in terms of the people, the mentality, the mind- set, and now it is physically divided. And in this town behind me, Isawiya, they're now on a general strike. The kids aren't going to school. People who can afford to are staying home today in protest as what they see as collective punishment for this community of several thousand people. Errol.

BARNETT: Stunning to think that the walls that have just gone up could possibly have been put up by mistake as well. Ben Wedeman, giving us some insight with the latest information out of Jerusalem this morning. Twelve minutes past ten. Ben, thanks.

CHURCH: We turn our attention to another big story. A group calling themselves CWA has taken credit for hacking into the private e-mail accounts of CIA Director John Brennan and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.

BARNETT: The group's been sending out tweets with information they claim to have gathered, including Brennan's application for security clearance. The alleged hackers say they're all under the age of 22. CNN Money's Laurie Segall spoke to them in their only recorded interview. They appear to be disguising their voices as they describe what they supposedly found. Listen.

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CWA HACKER GROUP: Social security numbers, plans talking about Iraq and Syria. Um, there was a lot of, I guess private information, really. He's pretty stupid, really.

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CHURCH: Sources confirm both accounts were hacked, but CNN cannot independently verify what documents may have been leaked. The breaches are under investigation.

A stunning political victory in Canada where voters have elected a majority liberal government.

BARNETT: And that means Steven Harper's nearly 10-year run as Prime Minister is coming to an end. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau will likely be the new Prime Minister. The 43-year-old is the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. His opponents painted him as just too young and inexperienced to lead, but he argued that Canadians want a change.

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JUSTIN TRUDEAU, CANADIAN POLITICIAN AND LEADER OF THE LIBERAL PARTY: This is what positive politics can do. This is what a positive, hopeful, a hopeful vision and a platform and a team together can make happen. Canadians from all across this great country sent a clear message tonight. It's time for a change in this country, my friends. A real change!

CHURCH: And Harper conceded defeat and congratulated Trudeau on the victory. His conservative party will now have the second largest party in parliament.

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BARNETT: Will he run or is he done running? I have to admit, I've said this before, but I mean it this time. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is expected to finally announce, anytime now, what his plans are for the 2016 race for the White House.

CHURCH: Now, without declaring the vice president trails in the polls behind Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, but as Jim Acosta reports, he has strong motivations to run. Both political and personal.

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JIM ACOSTA, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Democratic sources tell CNN Vice President Joe Biden is believed to be on the verge of making his move. Every time he steps up to the microphone, all of Washington is hanging on his every word.

JOE BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I've been in a meeting with the president on another matter for the last two hours.

ACOSTA: The latest tea leaves, Biden said to be meeting with advisers tonight as his team is setting up interviews with potential campaign staffers. Biden has also personally spoken with the powerful president of the International Firefighters Union, Harold Schaitberger. A source familiar with the phone call said Biden told Schaitberger Friday that his decision is imminent. The two talked strategy and Biden sounded like he's running.

CHRIS COONS, DELAWARE SENATOR-DEMOCRAT: It is getting late in the fall and I think we'll get an answer soon.

ACOSTA: But, Biden has defied expectations for a decision before. First, the end of summer. Then, the first week of October. And the first democratic debate on CNN. What's the hold-up? Delaware Democratic Senator Chris Coons says Biden is still grieving the loss of his son, Beau, who urged his father to run.

COONS: Well, I think the Vice President is deeply torn. He's trying to honor the wishes that Beau expressed to him in his last days. But, I also think as a father myself, the depths of grief from him and his family are stunning.

ACOSTA: Biden once again spoke about Beau Saturday night.

BIDEN: As my son Beau used to say, just keep moving forward.

ACOSTA: A new CNN/ORC poll finds Biden would trail Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. And democrats seem to be losing patience. Less than half say Biden should run, down from august.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Have you made your decision yet?

ACOSTA: But, speculation is running rampant. Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle tweeted his own source says Biden will run. Boyle tells CNN, if he didn't run, it would be pulling back from a decision that's already been made. The White House is fielding questions on the matter every day.

JOHN EARNEST, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: I know there's plenty of speculation about the urgency of the political calendar. That we are, as the weather outside can attest, that we are now into the fall, and that's when more of the country's attention and more of the debate focuses on who the next president might be. But, ultimately, this will be a decision for Vice President Biden to make.

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ACOSTA: But, sources close to the vice president say he's not made a formal decision yet. Several democratic sources say Biden must make a decision by this weekend when the party holds a dinner for democratic candidates out in Iowa. The vice president also has to dance around Hillary Clinton's testimony before the Benghazi committee this week. Any sign that Biden is trying to capitalize on that would likely backfire. Jim Acosta, CNN, Washington.

BARNETT: The U.S. wants to create a culture of accountability when it comes to flying drones. Coming up next, we'll tell you what the government is planning.

CHURCH: And thousands of desperate Syrians are trying to escape the fighting. We will look at the expanding battle for Aleppo. That's coming up.

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PEDRAM JAVAHERI, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Thanks as always for watching CNN. I'm Pedram Javaheri. This is CNN Weather Watch. And we're watching the Eastern United States taking on a dry pattern the next couple of days, while the southwest gets in some on beneficial rainfall over the next couple days. Cool air continues to filter out as we rebound. The temperatures pretty unusual when you're talking about going later into October. And the temperatures continuing to warm up to about 5 to 10 degrees Celsius above the norm. Chicago not too bad, 23 degrees. Denver, same score, 23. While back around San Francisco, the popular number continues to trend there with partly cloudy skies.

But, notice we could pick up a disturbance across areas of the southwest that has brought in rainfall that is 100 to 150 percent of normal so far for the month of October across this region of the southwest. And watching a disturbance with a medium chance of formation just off the coast of Guatemala that could bring in some rainfall across that region. Potentially, on into southern Mexico in the coming couple days. Around Nassau, about 29 degrees, windy conditions there. Mexico City, 26. Havana, Cuba, some thunderstorms could pop up in the afternoon hours, and also watching hurricane Olaf that is sitting across the eastern Pacific Ocean. Right now it's a potent storm system, category four over the next 24 or so hours before it weakens and eventually, meanders east of the islands.

CHURCH: An Uber driver in India has just been convicted of a raping one of his passengers. Police tell CNN the court in Delhi found Shiv Kumar Yadav guilty of rape, putting a woman's life in danger, criminal intimidation and abduction. He is expected to be sentenced on Friday.

BARNETT: Now, the assault happened last year. The case caught national outrage and Uber was banned for a time in New Delhi. The president of Uber India, released this statement after the verdict, quote, sexual assault is a terrible crime and we're pleased he has now been brought to justice.

CHURCH: Another story we're following, the alarming number of close calls between drones and piloted aircraft is prompting the U.S. government to take action.

BARNETT: Federal officials have announced they're creating a national drone registry. CNN Aviation Correspondent Rene Marsh has details.

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RENE MARSH, CNN AVIATION CORRESPONDENT: They've reached some of the most secure airspace in the United States, including the white house. And they've nearly collided with commercial planes. Even medical choppers en route to emergencies.

MEDEVAC H1: Tower. Medevac H1. We almost got hit by a drone. Just to let you know. Up here.

MARSH: The L.A.P.D. arrested this man for nearly crashing his drone into a police chopper. In most cases, authorities get the drone, but not the operator. Federal Safety regulators hope that's about to change.

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SPOKESPERSON: We're going to require operators of drones to register their aircraft.

MARSH: The FAA hopes to force consumers to provide personal information when they buy a drone. So it can be tracked back to the owner.

FAA: I think many, if not most, users will comply because there are penalties associated with using these devices in the national airspace without complying with the registration requirement.

MARSH: The FAA says this year, pilots report around 100 drone sightings every month. With nearly 1,000 drone sightings so far this year, the number of reports has nearly quadrupled since 2014. But, the FAA says it's only penalized 20 rogue operators.

JOERG LAMPRECHT, DEDRONE FOUNDER: Registering is a first good point of getting to know where the pilot is and who the pilot is. But, surely it's not enough. It does not protect anything. For that, you need a little bit more, because the bad guys certainly will not certify their drones and will not have them registered.

MARSH: The Department of Transportation hopes to have new rules in place in time for the holiday season.

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The idea is, if authorities have the rogue drone, they can run a serial number against a national registry, which would trace it back to the owner. But, key questions remain about what personal information consumers will have to provide and how regulators will enforce this. How will they make new and current drone owners register their drones? Rene Marsh, CNN, Washington.

BARNETT: U.S. military pilots are being warned not to react to Russian jets flying aggressively over Syria. There are ongoing Russian air strikes inside the country.

CHURCH: A U.S. official says Russian jets flew close to U.S. warplanes on two recent occasions, but there were no indications of hostile intent. The U.S. hopes to complete an agreement with Russia soon on how both air forces should respond while flying over Syria.

BARNETT: One area of Syria, where the fighting is ramping up is in the northern city of Aleppo. Russian jets are supporting a surge in regime and Iranian troops on the ground.

CHURCH: As a result, the U.N. says 35,000 people have been displaced by the fighting. Senior International Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh has more.

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NICK PATON WALSH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: A new force brings horror to Aleppo's southern countryside. These rare amateur pictures of possibly Russian air strikes. And the unnatural noise and shelter of civilians, children, fleeing this, the Syrian regime's latest advance. Mattresses give warmth and rest from exhaustion and to a sense of false safety from the jets above. A family bedroom picked up and dumped in this open farmland.

Aid agencies estimate possibly tens of thousands are on the move from this swathe of poor farmland that reportedly Iranian, Hezbollah and regime troops are moving through en route to Syria's largest city, Aleppo. These, Syria's most plagued, freeing to Europe, even next door Turkey is not an option for them, just from their town to the fields nearby. The elements, now their hunter, too. Winter is coming. This woman just fled her home and now worries her daughter's pajamas got her through summer, but not the ice of winter.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: In the cold days, the cold kills us. In the summer days, the sun will burn our faces.

WALSH: Here, a tractor is home for now. We're going to go to the mountains, he says, to see anything that can be a cave or something as a settlement for us. This is the beginning of a new chapter of injury and displacement. The supposed target is here, Aleppo, its rebel areas ground to dust when we saw them a year ago. Yet, still lives thrown out into the open as their onslaught begins. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, Southern Turkey.

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CHURCH: It is a stark reality for those people. We'll take a very short break here and we'll be back in a moment.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) BARNETT: We want to get you live to South Africa right now. A spokeswoman for the family of Oscar Pistorius is outside the house. He's the Olympian staying under house arrest after his early release from prison. Let's listen in.

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OSCAR PISTORIUS SPOKESWOMAN: I want to say up front that I'm not able to answer questions on behalf of the family. So, I'm going to confine myself to the statement they wish to issue. Oscar was released into correctional supervision last night. Like you, we had expected him to be released today. But, we were informed that the details of any release are decided upon by the facility concerned and that is why Oscar was released a couple of hours earlier.

It's very important for the family to emphasize that Oscar's sentence hasn't been shortened or reduced. He's simply entering the next phase of his sentence now. He will serve this under the strict conditions that govern correctional supervision. The family will support Oscar as he serves out the remainder of the five-year sentence handed down by the trial judge. And he will strictly adhere to the conditions set by the parole board and community corrections.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How is Oscar? How is he?

OSCAR PISTORIUS SPOKESWOMAN: I cannot speak about. I cannot answer on behalf of the family or on behalf of Oscar. I've got to confine myself to this statement. Oscar is here and Oscar is at home with the family.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can you give us a sense of the conditions he's been placed under?

OSCAR PISTORIUS SPOKESWOMAN: I cannot talk about the conditions at this stage. I'm sure that will become clearer as time proceeds.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Can you tell us what he did when we got home?

OSCAR PISTORIUS SPOKESWOMAN: I'm afraid I can't speak any further.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Some have described his treatment as unfair. Do they continue to feel that?

OSCAR PISTORIUS SPOKESWOMAN: The family is happy that Oscar's home, but they want to make the point that Oscar's sentence continues. And that is the key point here. His sentence isn't shortened. It hasn't been reduced. He continues to serve his sentence as per the sentence handed down by the trial judge.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And what do the family say to the Steenkamps who feel it's not enough time?

OSCAR PISTORIUS SPOKESWOMAN: I cannot speak about that at this time. I think all these issues will become clearer as time proceeds. And I actually have to confine myself to that.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Is he well?

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BARNETT: There you have it. So much attention. So much interest into what this woman has to say. The spokeswoman for the Pistorius family, really not taking questions from reporters. She wanted to stick to a statement in which she said the family wants everyone to know Oscar Pistorius's sentence continues and they will abide by the terms of the house arrest and that the family will do whatever they can to support him. They're not allowing her to go beyond any of that, his condition or what the Steenkamps may have said to the Pistorius.

CHURCH: And indeed we're waiting to get some sort of reaction from Reeva Steenkamp's family as well to this release. And of course, we have to emphasize this was within the letter of the law. It was just a day early. But, people are still angry. They feel he hasn't served his term.

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BARNETT: And you heard our David McKenzie there as well. He'll try to get some answers also. So, stay tuned to CNN in the hours ahead for that.

CHURCH: We'll move on for now. And several lucky families in North and South Korea are reuniting Tuesday after decades of being separated by war. About 100 elderly South Koreans have made the trip to the north to see their relatives.

BARNETT: For many, it could be the last time they see each other. Our Kathy Novak spoke with one man who will meet with his sisters for the first time in nearly 70 years.

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KATHY NOVAK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Somewhere, past the high-rises, beyond the busy streets of South Korea's capital, behind the barbed wire, Anun Jun knows his sisters are out there. Just by looking in that direction, I remember their faces, he tells me. He has no photos, only memories. When he was 18, to avoid being drafted into the North Korean military, he fled quickly. He didn't even say goodbye. Now at 85, he lives in one of the most connected cities in the world, and he can only imagine how different life is for them. If he could just call, this is what he would say.

ANUN JUN: I would ask my younger sisters to forgive me. I left them with all the responsibilities. My heart is breaking. I abandoned them. NOVAK: After almost seven decades, he can finally tell them in person. He has consistently applied for the chance to reunite ever since the program began in the 1980s. About 130,000 people in South Korea have tried. Only about 4,000 families reunited. Tens of thousands died waiting.

ANUN JUN: Words cannot express how happy I am. I feel like I am meeting people who came back from the grave.

NOVAK: He'll have to condense a lifetime of stories into the handful of hours they will have together.

And your son?

He's taking his son with him.

Do you think your sisters also have grandchildren? Maybe they will be photos, he says. I hope they bring their husbands. This letter from the Red Cross confirming he'd been selected was the first news he's had of his family and it wasn't all good. His two brothers were never found, and his youngest sister passed away in 1983. She was so young, he says. Still he's grateful he will see the two sisters he has left, preparing gifts for a bittersweet reunion. When he leaves, he will say goodbye, knowing it's almost definitely for the last time.

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CHURCH: Kathy joins us now live from Seoul, South Korea, with more on these reunions. Simply heart breaking to see these situations. And Kathy, we do know these family reunions are carefully choreographed by both the North and South. So, what are they allowed to say to each other? And how are people selected from the tens of thousands who want to reunite?

NOVAK: Well, as we could see there, the emotion is definitely real. These people really have been longing to see each other for decades and decades. And many people simply don't get the opportunity. So, that part of it is real. But the other part, as you say is choreographed, or at least very restricted. The people who are taking part have been advised that they shouldn't, for example, talk about politics.

And there will be authorities watching on throughout all of this to make sure that people aren't saying the wrong things that, for example, people from the South are not encouraging their relatives to come and join them or anything like that. Because, of course, North Korea tightly controls any messages that its citizens hear and it doesn't want people from the south to be sharing too many real-life stories about what life is like on the outside.

But, it is a rare opportunity. Not many people do get this chance to be reunited with their loved ones. We know that thousands have died waiting. We know the way they're selected. The North and the South have separate lists that are submitted and they'll both go off to match families up and to find the people who are left alive, frankly. And often what happens is, people will reach out and try to find their relatives only to discover that their loved ones have indeed passed away. And instead end up meeting, for example, a niece or a nephew, or another relative. In the South, it's a lottery system. Priority is given to the elderly. We don't know as much about what happens with the selection process in the North. There's a suggestion there that it is people who are more loyal to the regime that get their chance to meet their family. Rosemary. CHURCH: It's such a tough situation for a lot of these people. For a

lot of these people, it's their final wish before they die. Kathy Novak, reporting there from Seoul in South Korea.

BARNETT: An anti-migrant movement is growing in Germany as thousands of refugees and other migrants stream into the country. Thousands of Germans are gathering weekly in the eastern city of Dresden to protest.

CHURCH: And these gatherings started almost a year ago after a former professional footballer posted a rant against Turkish immigrants in Germany. Since then, this group has swollen from a few hundred people to thousands. But, some are speaking out against the group, saying they don't represent all Germans.

BARNETT: Meantime, the flow of migrants into and through Europe, it continues. And it's led to several desperate bottlenecks of humanity as neighboring countries close their borders. The U.N. Refugee agency tells CNN thousands are stranded in Serbia amid shortages of aid and shelter.

CHURCH: The U.N. says limits on the movements of migrants clogged Serbia's western border with Croatia, and crossing points along Croatia's border with Slovenia. CNN's Fred Pleitgen has more now on the terrible conditions.

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FRED PLEITGEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Exhausted and no place to go. With no roof over their heads, the rain continues to lash down. These children and their parents are now stuck on the border between Croatia and Slovenia. Pleas for the border restrictions to be relaxed and safe passage granted into Europe seem to fall on deaf ears.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Just one day. Please! Please open the door because we are dying here! If you have the heart, open the door. We're going to die. Please!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The government there and the government there. No humanity. No humanity.

PLEITGEN: Here in a town (inaudible) in Serbia, another bottleneck has emerged. Tens of thousands of refugees are now traveling through Serbia, according to the UNHCR. As countries further west in Europe tighten border restrictions, many saying they're overwhelmed with the influx of refugees. In Zagreb Monday, the Croatian Prime Minister met with his cabinet, finally opening the border and giving refugees safe passage towards Slovenia.

ZORAN MILANOVIC: Obviously, yesterday we kept 5 to 6,000 people from coming in on the other side of Serbia. It's apparent that this is no solution. So, we will let them through.

PLEITGEN: Aid agencies now say the living conditions to the borders have completely disintegrated. UNHCR COORDINATOR: We are distributing rain coats and blankets and

biscuits and water. We are doing as much as we can. And the other organizations are the same. The doctors are receiving many, many medical cases. As you can see, this is a seriously humanitarian situation.

PLEITGEN: Ass the winter months close in and the weather gets colder, the daily struggle for these men, women, and children at Europe's gates only worsens. Fred Pleitgen, CNN, London.

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CHURCH: The desperation on the ground is so intense. When you try to fathom what these people have gone through in moving and trying to find somewhere where they can settle.

BARNETT: That's all they're trying to do. We saw earlier what they were running from and seeing young, soaked children in that condition touches your heart and you just know something needs to be done.

CHURCH: Exactly.

BARNETT: Alright. China's president is set to receive a royal welcome at Buckingham Palace. We'll have a preview and a live report next.

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BARNETT: Chinese President Xi Jinping will address the British parliament Tuesday afternoon. He and his wife are beginning a four- day state visit to England and will be staying at Buckingham Palace.

CHURCH: There's a lot of pageantry planned, but the main focus will be on expanding commercial ties between the two countries.

BARNETT: Our Nima Elbagir is in London outside Buckingham Palace and joins us now to talk about what to expect. Nima, human rights, cyber- attacks, trade, they're all likely to be discussed. But, the already announced plan to allow Chinese companies to own a stake in nuclear firms there is already a hot topic.

NIMA ELBAGIR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely. As are the concerns that cheap steel from china is costing British workers their jobs. How in spite of that, though, it is an exceptionally warm welcome that is being planned here. A royal salute will be given to the Chinese president and his wife at the horse guards. They will come down the mall alongside me to Buckingham Palace. There will be a state dinner, and he will be granted the rare honor of addressing both houses of parliament.

But, even within that, though, of course, there are certain delicate issues that are being tiptoed around somewhat. The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader is a personal friend of the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles. So, Prince Charles will not be attending the state dinner. He'll be having tea with the Chinese president. Though also, concerns that the leader of the opposition, the labor leader Jeremy Corbyn has plans to bring up human rights concerns as they're being rather delicately put at the state banquet. That is something the government has said they will be bringing up, but it will not be part of the formal agenda, given that they're announcing a package of Chinese investments worth $30 billion. That's no surprise that's over double what the Chinese invested last year here. Errol.

BARNETT: And this is not too long after the state visit to the U.S. So, surely there will be some comparisons on the temperature, the level of warmth between the two nations and how they welcome the Chinese president. And there are anti-and pro-china protests expected today. Any sign yet of those demonstrations brewing?

ELBAGIR: Well, the pro-china protesters, they're welcome here. Many tell us they began arriving here at 6:30 this morning. We saw them when we got in, they were already lining the mall alongside me. The human rights demonstration, the human rights activists, they'll be arriving a little later ahead of this planned parade down the mall. The concern is for human rights activists that the -- well, the huge controversies over China's human rights record. There are no state numbers, for example, for just the sheer number of executions that the Chinese state carries out every year. But, it's believed to be more than the rest of the world does in total. So, we've been hearing from human rights activists across the board. Take a listen to this, Errol.

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DAVID MEPHAM, U.K. DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Nobody here, certainly not human rights watch, is against dialogues between political leaders. Of course that has to happen. We're not against trade and we're not against investment. But, I think it's deeply disturbing that the British government appears to be saying this week, that it just wants to talk about trade and it just wants to talk about investment and moral issues and human rights concerns and solidarity with people suffering at the hands of the Chinese state is shunted to one side.

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ELBAGIR: This visit, of course, comes after Chinese-British relations went through what was called a deep freeze after the British Prime Minister met the Dalai Lama. So, while the Chinese -- while the British Prime Minister, I should say, says that he will be raising these issues, he will be very keen to, of course, press what they see as the broader issue, which is deeper economic ties here. Errol.

BARNETT: Alright. Nima Elbagir, live in London for us at 9 in the morning there. Nima, great to see you. Thanks.

CHURCH: Let's take a short break. But, still to come, a new teaser is giving Star Wars fans across the globe goose bumps. We will give you a glimpse of what to expect from the Force Awakens. Back in a moment.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) KATE RILEY, CNN WORLD SPORT CORRESPONDENT: I'm Kate Riley with your CNN world sport headlines. World rugby has said that referee Craig Joubert was incorrect to award a late penalty against Scotland in Sunday's World Cup quarterfinal defeat by Australia. Scotland were leading when John welsh was ruled deliberately offside for playing the ball after a knock on by a teammate. The governing body says because Australia's player Nick Phipps touched the ball, the appropriate decision should have been a scrum to Australia for the original knock on. Australia won by a point, but the ref has not been selected to officiate in this weekend's semifinals.

FIFA's executive committee is meeting in extraordinary circumstances in Zurich on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the UEFA president Michel Platini is still trying to clear his name, having been suspended for 90 days by FIFA's ethics committee. Speaking with a French newspaper, he says it's shameful he's being dragged through the mud and insists he's the only one who can restore FIFA's credibility.

And the final game of the premier league weekend was played on Monday with Stoke winning at Swansea. A penalty was won and then converted by Stoke's Bojan as he sent Swansea goalkeeper Lucas Fabianski the wrong way. It's Stoke's third straight premier league win. I'm Kate Riley and that's a look at all your sports headlines.

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CHURCH: Star Wars mania is sweeping the world after a new trailer for the latest film debuted Monday. Fans even crashed ticket websites when they swarmed to get their seats. Our Brian Stelter has a closer look now at what's causing all the hype.

BRIAN STELTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey there. Yes. The countdown is now officially on for the Force Awakens. Two months until it opens in movie theaters, and Disney was using one of its most valuable franchises, ESPN's Monday night football, to premiere the first full- length trailer tonight. Of course, pushing forward to one of its other most valuable franchises. Disney acquired Star Wars from Lucas film back in 2012 for $4 billion. And now, that investment is starting to pay off. You saw a huge amount of interest when this trailer premiered. It's already on YouTube and fans are dissecting every bit of it for clues about what to expect in the new film. Here's just a taste of what the trailer showed us.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The dark side. The jedi.

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STELTER: Now, the trailer doesn't give too much away. But, you do see the ensemble cast that director J.J. Abrams has put together for this new film. The first of three in a new trilogy. The others will come out in 2017 and 2019. We see famous actors like Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher from the earlier Star Wars films. And there's been huge demand for tickets as you can imagine. There was a presale that went online in the evening, right before half time, on sites like Fandango and movietickets.com. These were just for tickets in the U.S. and these sites had a hard time keeping up with demand. We saw the same thing in the U.K. earlier in the day.

Disney, of course, would love to have a hit on its hands. It fully anticipates Star Wars to be a hit unlike anything else it has seen in the movie business in a long time. And the demand that we're seeing online for tickets and the overwhelming interest on Twitter and Facebook would suggest to me that Star Wars fans are very much ready, ready, ready for December 18th. It's a shame it's still two months away, but I'm sure Disney will release a lot of little hints between now and then. Back to you.

CHURCH: And of course, Luke Skywalker. That's the big mystery.

BARNETT: What role does he play? Will we see him? Is there a twist?

CHURCH: He's not in the posters. He's not in the trailers.

BARNETT: I think a lot of folks are going to run out to see this film upon.

CHURCH: Yeah. Even though it's months away. Thanks for your company. I'm Rosemary Church.

BARNETT: And I'm Errol Barnett. Early Start is next for those of you in the U.S.

CHURCH: And for viewers everywhere else, stay tuned for CNN Newsroom.

BARNETT: And remember, you can always connect with us on Twitter at any time of the day. Thanks for being with us. We'll see you tomorrow.