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Fishermen Rescued Migrant Toddler from Sea; New Video of U.S. Special Ops Raid to Free ISIS Hostages; Mexico Cleans Up From Hurricane Patricia; Fighting for Olive Branches in West Bank; Driver Charged with Murder in Oklahoma Crash; "Spectre" Premieres in London; James Bond: Behind the Brand; Bieber Wins Big at MTV Europe Music Awards; WORLD SPORT Highlights. Aired 1-2a ET
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[01:00:24] ISHA SESAY, CNN ANCHOR: This is CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Angeles.
Ahead this hour, dramatic new video of the operation to bring dozens of hostages out of an ISIS controlled prison.
Plus, a toddler is rescued at sea thanks to the quick thinking of some fishermen who just happen to be sailing by.
And later, the new James Bond film makes its world premiere Monday night. Will it leave 007 fans shaken or stirred?
Hello, and welcome to our viewers around the world. I'm Isha Sesay, NEWSROOM L.A. starts right now.
Those stories in just a moment. But first rescue workers are searching the waters off the coast of Canada's Vancouver Island in British Columbia after a tour boat sank. Officials say the whale watching vessel owned by Jamie's Whaling Station and Adventure Centers was carrying 27 people at the time. At least four people are dead. And CBC News reports at least nine have been rescued. But it's not yet clear if all passengers and crew have been accounted for.
Let's bring in the mayor of Tofino, Josie Osborne, for more information. She joins us now by phone.
Mayor Osborne, thank you so much for joining us. Can you update us with the very latest? Has everyone on this vessel been accounted for?
MAYOR JOSIE OSBORNE, TOFINO: No, not yet. We're still waiting for all of the final numbers to come in and to get a confirmation of exactly how many people were on the vessel and if there are any that remain unaccounted for.
SESAY: So you say not yet. You're unclear as to those final numbers. But what numbers do you have at this stage in terms of number of dead and recovered?
OSBORNE: So we can confirm that at least four people are dead and that up to 27 people were on the vessel. And that -- that many survivors have come back to our town and are being cared for by health officials and by local community members. But we just haven't, we don't have any final confirmation about the passenger manifesto and right now the -- all of the efforts are really focused on the survivors and their families, the crew and the emergency responders.
SESAY: Well, can you tell us about those efforts taking place right now at the scene where this vessel overturned?
OSBORNE: Well, it's quite some distance away from the small town of Tofino. And so the efforts have been coming to our -- one of our main docks here in town. And our community which is just 2,000 people, we're just a tiny coastal community, has responded just phenomenally. And people are out with blankets and food and with clothing for people and supporting them as we go through this all together.
SESAY: Yes. And at this stage, I know it is very, very early in an investigation, but at this stage, do we know what caused this vessel to sink?
OSBORNE: No, no, we don't. And I anticipate that will take some team to come out. It was a beautiful day here in Tofino and there were -- there is some big swells out on the ocean but we just don't know anything about what may have happened at the scene.
SESAY: All right, Mayor Josie Osborne of Tofino, we appreciate you joining us at this very difficult time. Thank you so much for speaking to CNN.
Well, in Hong Kong, at least 120 ferry passengers were reportedly injured Sunday evening while returning to Hong Kong from Macau. They were hurt when the high speed vessel hit an unknown object. Reports say the ferry took on water and lost power after the collision. And some passengers were bleeding and stumbling around in the dark. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Well, faced with a daunting crisis that shows no sign of slowing, European Union and Balkan leaders agreed on a plan to manage the flow of migrants. Leaders held an emergency meeting in Brussels Sunday. The 17-point plan includes the creation of reception centers along the route migrants take from Greece, through the Balkans to Germany. An EU border agency will also work to ensure registration of migrants at the Greek-Macedonian border.
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JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER, PRESIDENT, EUROPEAN COMMISSION (Through Translator): There is no miracle solution. Shutting the borders is not a long-term solution. The solution is to behave as Europeans. With solidarity and responsibility. By agreeing to join our legislative, financial and operational policies.
[01:05:00] Europe cannot be built against. Europe must be built each one with the other.
(END VIDEO CLIP) SESAY: Well, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the meeting saying a humane solution was urgently needed as the weather turns cold and wet.
The International Organization for Migration says almost 700,000 migrants have arrived in Europe by sea so far this year. And one of them is an 18-month-old boy who almost didn't survive the journey.
Amara Walker reports Turkish fishermen rescued him. We want to caution you that some of these image may be difficult to watch.
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AMARA WALKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Baby Mohamed Hassan clings to his mother in Turkey. Their journey to get here a harrowing one. Their survival, miraculous.
Just days ago, fishermen off Turkey's coast spotted the 18-month old and others floating in life jackets in the Aegean Sea. Video of the rescue shows a fisherman rushing to pull the bodies from the cold water.
The boy is brought into the boat. The fisherman tries frantically to clear the water from the boy's lungs. He is barely responsive. But he is alive. Fearing hypothermia, the fisherman proceeds to remove the child's wet clothes and wrap him in a warm blanket. The fishermen were able to pull some 15 refugees from the water, including baby Mohammed and his mother.
They were among 30 refugees aboard a small boat headed for Greece, a boat they hoped would take them to a better life, but capsized before reaching shore.
More than 500,000 people have arrived by sea in Greece this year, mostly from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. Thousands have died. But to Mohammed and his family, lucky to have made it to solid ground, these fishermen are heroes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (Through Translator): You both gave him a second life. We are grateful to you. May God bless you.
WALKER (voice-over): Amara Walker, CNN.
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SESAY: Very, very lucky family.
Well, the Pentagon has released video of a coalition airstrike destroying an ISIS prison in Iraq where hostages were being held. And another video is providing an incredible inside look at the rescue operation that happened at just before the prison was hit.
Our own Nick Paton Walsh reports.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) NICK PATON WALSH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Very secretive world you're about to get a very rare and intimate window into. The U.S. Special Forces working with the Kurds, the Kurdish Peshmerga Special Forces, well, they've always on an advise and assist mission. No one really knew quite what that meant they were involved in the fighting. But in this video, it's pretty clear they're right up front the tip of the spear.
(Voice-over): You're now right inside the jailbreak that revealed America's changed role in Iraq. They think they're rescuing Kurds from this ISIS jail but look who staggers out. Terrified Iraqis. Even their eyes lit up by fear caught on the Kurdish soldier's helmet camera.
It's edited but U.S. officials tell CNN it's genuine. More cells opened, it seems, and the Iraqi soldier and civilian hostages keep coming.
An office, an ISIS flag; more cells and perhaps a target through the light of the door. Then a quick close-up, likely of an American commando.
"Don't be afraid," he cries, as they search the prisoners. Remember, they were expecting Kurds. Perhaps these men are ISIS, have guns or bombs.
It's the Americans who seem in charge here. The captives' relief palpable, U.S. officials saying they faced imminent execution.
It's unclear when, before or after this footage, the Americans here learned one of their own was gunned down. But their mission went on to rescue 70. That first combat death since 2011 in Iraq, forcing public acknowledgement American commandos were now boots on the ground.
(On camera): When the last hours the Pentagon through CENTCOM have released what they say is cockpit video of an airstrike that destroyed that particular compound in which you've just seen the intense fighting.
[01:10:08] Laid to waste really by that explosion and it brings perhaps an end to that chapter there in which the United States lost one of their commandos, Master Sergeant Joshua Wheeler, age 39, a veteran of 14 tours of Afghanistan and Iraq, remarkable figure.
And it reminds you, really, of the depth of involvement the United States have had in what used to be called the war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq and how that has now morphed into the extraordinarily messy and complex task of taking on ISIS, one which the White House does not want to send ground troops in to do. But at the same time recognizes increasingly day by day will require people to actually do the fighting, to do the jailbreaks, to release the hostage.
And this footage such a close-up view of quite how much tip of the spear these American commandos were. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, Southern Turkey.
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SESAY: Now the polls are closed in Argentina. And it looks as if the country could be heading for a run-off vote. Conservative opposition candidate Mauricio Macri took a surprise lead over Buenos Aires state governor Daniel Scioli, with nearly 75 percent of the ballots counted.
Scioli is the chosen successor of the current president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. After two consecutive terms in office, she cannot run again this year. The run-off is scheduled for November 22nd.
While in Guatemala, a former comedian with no political experience is already making plans for his new role as president. In a press conference on Sunday, Jimmy Morales thanked his opponent, former first lady Sandra Torres, for recognizing the election results. He says he will introduce a new transition team on Monday. Preliminary results indicate Morales won nearly 70 percent of the vote.
In Poland, it looks like eight years of centrist rule are now over. The country's conservative opposition is declaring a huge win in Sunday's parliamentary election. Exit polls indicate the Law and Justice Party won 242 of the 460 seats. The party opposes joining the EU or having migrants relocate to Poland. This will be the first time in Poland's history that a single party has won a majority.
Local elections were held across Ukraine on Sunday except in areas controlled by pro-Russian separatists. Officials called off the voting in the town of Mariupol citing ballot problems. Ukraine's president blamed the ballot issues on the opposition party there and includes many supporters of the country's pro-Russian leader who was ousted early last year.
And in the U.S. presidential sweepstakes, Vice President Joe Biden is opening up about his decision not to run for president in 2016. Biden sat down with U.S. news show "60 Minutes" and said he would have run if he thought he could win. But he believed he had run out of time to mount a winning campaign.
He admitted that the mourning process had held him back from making a decision earlier. Biden's son Beau died of brain cancer just a few months ago. But he always believed his dad could win.
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JOE BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Some people have written that, you know, Beau on his deathbed said, "Dad, you have got to run." And this sort of Hollywood moment. You know, nothing like that ever, ever happened. Beau all along thought that I should run and I could win. But there was not what is sort of made as kind of this Hollywoodesque thing, at the last minute. Beau grabbed my hand and said, dad, you've got to run, like win one for the gipper. It wasn't anything like that.
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SESAY: Biden says one big thing he'll work on during his remaining months as vice president is pushing for more cancer research.
Meanwhile, the top Democratic presidential contenders spent the weekend trading barbs in Iowa. More than 6,000 people turned out for the big Jefferson-Jackson dinner. Sanders took the stage first and quickly drew contrasts between himself and frontrunner Hillary Clinton. But Clinton didn't back down during her speech.
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SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: And I pledge to you that every day I will fight for the public interest, not the corporate interest. I will not abandon any segment of American society whether you're gay or black or Latino, poor, working class, just because it is politically expedient at a given time.
HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: It's not enough to just rail against the Republicans or the billionaires. We actually have to win this election in order to rebuild the middle-class and make a positive difference in people's lives.
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SESAY: Well, the dinner is an early test to see who will win the most grassroots support ahead of the Iowa caucuses in early February.
Well, with two recent polls showing Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson ahead in Iowa, Donald Trump is taking sharper aim. On a number of Sunday political shows, Trump said Carson is weak on immigration, cannot work trade in the Trans-Pacific Partnership the way trump could, and that Carson isn't high energy enough.
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[01:15:15] DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I think Ben Carson is a very low energy person, actually. I think Ben Carson is lower energy than Jeb if you want to know the truth. We need strong energy.
DR. BEN CARSON (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I have plenty of energy. But you know I am soft-spoken. I do have a tendency to be relaxed. I wasn't always like that.
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CARSON: I would go out to people with rocks and bricks and baseball bats and hammers, and of course, many people know the story when I was 14 and I tried to stab someone. And you know, fortunately, you know my life has been changed. I am a very different person now.
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SESAY: Well, the Republican candidates will face each other in their next debate Wednesday in Colorado. Hurricane Patricia didn't live up to its dire expectations. But not
everyone was spared the storm's wrath. We'll show you the damage ahead.
Plus, symbols of peace amid the roots of conflict as Jewish settlers and Palestinians clash over olive trees.
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KATE RILEY, CNN WORLD SPORTS ANCHOR: I'm Kate Riley with your CNN WORLD SPORT headlines.
Lewis Hamilton won a sensational U.S. Grand Prix to seal his third F1 World championship. Hamilton pressured his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg into making a mistake during a hectic final 10 laps. He managed to take his 10th win of the year. Hamilton is only the second British driver after Sir Jackie Stewart to win three Formula One driver's titles.
Sorry, Sebastian Vettel could have kept the title alive had he finished second, but could only manage third behind Rosberg.
Just seven months after Australia and New Zealand met in Cricket's World Cup Final, the two southern hemisphere rivals will meet again to contest rugby's showcase finale next week in London. The Wallabies held off an inspired Argentina Fight Backs to win another competitive semifinal by a score of 29 to 15. The trio of tries ended up being the difference.
And there were no fewer than four games in the English Premier League on Sunday with big wins for Tottenham and the goalless draw between Manchester United and City. And Liverpool also drew one all against South Hampton making it three draws in a row for the new man in charge. And canceled out the opener with both goals in the final 15 minutes.
That's a look at all your sports headlines. I'm Kate Riley.
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SESAY: Welcome back, everyone. Just a few days ago, Mexican authorities were bracing for a record storm. Now they're breathing sighs of relief. Damage was much lighter than expected. But as CNN's Rafael Romo reports, raging floodwaters still took a toll.
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RAFAEL ROMO, CNN SR. LATIN AMERICAN AFFAIRS EDITOR (voice-over): Rafael Hernandez says he and his family were barely able to evacuate as the floodwaters rushed into his home.
"My brother woke me up," he says. "But when we got on our truck the water was up to our knees." His wife Rosa Maria begins to tell that they've lost almost everything. But then she is overcome by sadness.
The Hernandezes live in Mascota, a troll located in the Mexican state of Jalisco, one of the areas that were hit the hardest by Hurricane Patricia. Hurricane winds in this Sierra Madre town were not the problem. The river running through town overflowed.
(On camera): The water is only up to my ankles now on this street. But neighbors tell me that at one point it got all the way up to this stain on the wall. It's about five feet. And as you can imagine, many houses in this area got completely flooded.
(Voice-over): Officials say the homes of about 3,000 people were damaged here. That's a fifth of the entire population in this town of 15,000.
"The river overflowed unexpectedly," this town official says. "The water covered several streets that had never flooded before."
This woman who has a heart condition and is now living at a shelter says the only thing she took with her as she escape the floodwaters was her oxygen tank.
And this mother says she had to jump through this window with her 6- month-old baby because the door was already jammed.
Mexican government officials say Hurricane Patricia spared many areas, but it could have been much worse. Mascota residents say they don't even want to think about what something worse would have looked like in their town.
Rafael Romo, CNN, Mascota, Mexico.
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SESAY: For more on how the most powerful hurricane ever observed left so little damage behind, meteorologist Pedram Javaheri joins me now from the International Weather Center.
And, Pedram, I mean, it's a question we all have. How did something that intensified so quickly, was so strong, I mean, if they'd had more than a category 5, it would have been at that level.
PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Yes.
SESAY: And yet it dissipated so quickly. And it just didn't do the damage, which we're thankful it didn't do. How did it happen?
JAVAHERI: It's fascinating when you think about it because I often tell people that actually winds are only -- with tropical cyclones account for 10 percent of fatalities. It's water that accounts for 90 percent of the fatalities, in the way of rainfall and storm surge. And when you think about a cyclone and hurricane this large, this significant coming to shore, you have a look just off shore, off the state of Jalesco in Mexico. If you were to go out on these beaches, you cannot just step in and go to shallow water. The water would actually drop off quite sharply. Very deep.
When you have deep oceans like this, right at the surface as it approaches the beach, what you're talking about is then having the water not be able to pile up on shallow beaches around Asia, across the Gulf Coast of the United States. The water would pile up. You get significant storm surge that would come ashore. And of course population density has quite a bit to do with it as well. You take a look at this map. It's fascinating.
So look at the population to the north around Puerto Vallarta and its surrounding vicinity, over 650,000 people. Manzanillo, points to the south, over 250,000 people. This large area of land right there where the storm threat right between, only 50,000 people. And then you go in where the track was the most intense, about 30 people for every square kilometer of land. So again threading the needle between two population densities that are quite high.
And also just offshore the oceans are quite deep. So the shallow water is not there to allow the water to really pile up and smash ashore. This storm, in fact, with wind speeds, it was actually five kilometers far stronger than Haiyan was a couple of years ago. And of course we know Haiyan took over 7,000 lives. But we're watching it carefully because the remnants of it move their way towards the Gulf of Mexico. They meet up with another storm system over this region.
And this area is already getting soaked in recent days. So the threat for the southern United States with the remnant moisture from Patricia could be higher as far as damage and destruction because of the population density over this region. For a place like New Orleans, they've already picked up 125 millimeters of rainfall in recent days. That's a little over five inches. There are tornado watches in effect across that area this morning so definitely a scary situation for some across the U.S. -- Isha.
SESAY: Yes. Undoubtedly Patricia is still being a nuisance.
Pedram Javaheri joining us there from the International Weather Center. Thank you.
JAVAHERI: Thanks.
SESAY: To the Middle East now where the bloodshed between the Israelis and Palestinians shows no signs of stopping. At a West Bank checkpoint, Israeli officers shot and killed a Palestinian woman. Police say she approached them screaming and wielding a knife. A Palestinian witness said there was no knife and described the woman as a 14-year-old girl.
[01:25:12] Over the past few weeks eight Israelis have been killed after being stabbed, shot or run over by Palestinians. Israel Security Forces have killed at least 45 Palestinians, some of them during attacks.
Well, as tensions in the region intensify, olive trees, historically a symbol of peace, have become another thing Israelis and Palestinians are fighting over. West Bank olive groves have been the scene of attacks on Palestinian farmers.
And as Ben Wedeman reports, some Israelis and international volunteers are trying to promote a peaceful harvest. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Armed with a knife, a masked man kicks and punches Rabbi Arik Ascherman on a West Bank hillside near the Jewish settlement of Gideonim. Over the years, Rabbi Ascherman has had many run-ins with settlers. He heads a group called Rabbis for Human Rights, which brings volunteers to help Palestinian farmers harvest their olives.
RABBI ARIK ASCHERMAN, RABBIS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: I think we have, of course, maybe the most -- the government most supportive of the settlers ever. And I think that gives the message to settlers and other Israelis, who have that violent tendency, that they can get away with things.
WEDEMAN: Israeli police are investigating the incident. Nearly 400,000 Israelis have settled throughout the West Bank, their settlements often on or near land where Palestinians have cultivated olive trees for generations. The settlers claim they are attacked and harassed by Palestinians. What isn't in dispute is that the olive harvest is yet another time when tensions flare. The troubles that come with the annual olive harvest go to the very heart of this conflict.
(On camera): Yes, religion does play a part in it. But at its very essence it's all about control of the land.
(Voice-over): London resident David Amos comes to the West Bank village of Burin every year to help in the harvest. And last week, another masked settler beat him with stones during the harvest. Israeli police acknowledge that, with the recent rise in tensions, there have been dozens of attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.
DAVID AMOS, BRITISH VOLUNTEER: Because I'm British, because I'm international, then there's news. It makes me ashamed so that makes me angry.
WEDEMAN: Avo Ahmad witnessed the beating and complains that many such attacks happened under the eyes of the Israeli army.
"We are surrounded by the army and settlements," he says. "And the settlers are protected by the army. They don't come without them."
Balel al-Eid (ph) brought his wife and son and other relatives to their olive grove in the shadow of an Israeli settlement. He insists, despite regular harassment, he's not going anywhere.
"Where can we go?" he asks. "We aren't going to leave our village. We aren't going to give up our land. And the only way we'll leave is if you shoot me and bury me here."
This year's olive harvest is expected to be average but, as always, one tinged with bitterness.
Ben Wedeman, CNN, Burin, on the West Bank.
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SESAY: A university homecoming celebration is cut short after a driver plows into a crowd of people with her car. Details on the charges she is facing are just ahead.
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SESAY (voice-over): Hello, everyone. You're watching CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Angeles. I'm Isha Sesay.
The headlines this hour: a rescue effort is ongoing on the coast of Canada's Vancouver Island after a whale watching boat sank. (INAUDIBLE) tells CNN at least four people are dead of the 27 people who were on the boat. The CBC news reported at least nine people have been rescued. It's not yet clear if all passengers and crew have been accounted for.
European Union and Balkan leaders agreed to a 17-point plan to manage the flow of migrants. They held an emergency meeting in Brussels to address the crisis. The measures include the creation of reception centers along the migrants' route from Greece through the Balkans to Germany.
The Pentagon has released video of a coalition airstrike destroying an ISIS prison shortly after 70 hostages were rescued. U.S., Iraqi and Kurdish forces stormed the compound last Thursday. A helmet camera worn by a Kurdish soldier captured the rescue. A U.S. soldier was killed in the mission.
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SESAY: A woman accused of driving her car into a crowd of people in the U.S. state of Oklahoma is facing murder charges.
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SESAY (voice-over): Police say Adacia Chambers was driving under the influence and have charged her with four counts of second degree murder. CNN's Nick Valencia has details of the deadly crash.
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NICK VALENCIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: You can hear the horrific screams from crowd as a car barrels through a homecoming parade in Oklahoma. The cellphone video captures just how fast the driver was going on Saturday afternoon when she crashed into the celebration filled with unsuspecting victims.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: People were here having fun. Literally they don't know what hit them. It just came 40, 50 miles an hour. VALENCIA (voice-over): The suspect, 25-year-old Adacia Chambers, walked away from the crash in handcuffs. Littered throughout the scene, debris from the crash that killed four people. Several others are in critical condition. In all, at least 47 were hurt.
Caylee Carter (ph) was one of them.
CAYLEE CARTER (PH), CRASH VICTIM: I am never going to forget that in my mind. It's going to replay over and over.
VALENCIA (voice-over): She says there were bodies everywhere.
CARTER: I just saw something black coming at us. I didn't know what it was at first. And so I stopped and ran and the car hit me as it was stopping. And then I flew over some strollers.
VALENCIA (voice-over): At the Oklahoma State University homecoming, a moment of silence; players kneel to honor the victims. Among those killed, 2-year-old Nash Lucas.
Late Saturday, his father posted a message on Facebook.
"Miss you so much, buddy." -- Nick Valencia, CNN, Atlanta.
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SESAY: Let's bring in Darren Kamonoke (ph), a criminal defense attorney, to discuss this.
Darren, great to have you with us.
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DARREN KAMONOKE (PH), CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Thanks for having me.
SESAY: You say you are surprised that she is now facing four counts of second degree murder.
Why? Explain that to us?
KAMONOKE (PH): Typically in a murder case you either have somebody who manifests an intention to kill or highly negligent, reckless conduct. Obviously here -- or at least I am guessing based on what we know now -- we're talking about the latter. We're talking about an extreme degree of recklessness.
But generally speaking, in Oklahoma, the original notion was that she was under the influence. In Oklahoma, to elevate a charge from manslaughter to murder, generally, it requires a prior conviction for a DUI kind of arrest.
So it is a little unusual to come out of the gate with a murder charge unless there is more to the picture that we don't know, either in terms of her prior record and, the, the big question is, was she -- was she under the influence? (CROSSTALK)
KAMONOKE (PH): What's in the toxicology report?
SESAY: Which we don't know. We have no details yet about the toxicology report.
But her attorney has already floated this idea, that it is not a case of intoxication but perhaps mental health.
Let me ask you this, first and foremost, does that sound credible to you?
Are you aware of mental health episodes leading to something like this?
Let's start with that big picture.
KAMONOKE (PH): Certainly I am well aware that mental health episodes can often appear just like people that are impaired. So I understand, at the time of the arrest, when she was arrested under suspicion of DUI, I really get why, if it really is a mental health issue and not an impairment issue, how that can show up in very much the same way.
But, certainly, this could be where the defense is, when it comes to mental health issues and U.S. courts. There is really two issues that can arise.
Number one, somebody's sanity or consciousness at the time of the crime itself. And then the other is their competency to stand trial because if she has ongoing mental health issues that prevent her from being of assistance to her attorney, then that can cause significant delays in the judicial process.
SESAY: Let me again stress, we don't know the results of the toxicology reports. We don't know if indeed she has any mental health issues. This is just something her attorney put out there. Just want to stress that for our viewers once again.
But to dig a little deeper into this issue of how the case would differ in terms of the way it was prosecuted if it was a case of intoxication versus a case of mental impairment.
Talk to me about how the prosecution would go about it?
KAMONOKE (PH): Well, we are obviously at a very early stage in all of this.
When we are talking about prosecution for impairment cases, frankly, there is a lot more that a prosecutor has in their toolbelt because people, especially in a situation like this, where we are talking about a homecoming event, a parade, I mean, in Oklahoma, this is about as Americana as it gets.
(CROSSTALK) KAMONOKE (PH): So the idea that somebody would be under the influence of something and cause this kind of carnage is a very powerful argument for a prosecutor to make, the kind of recklessness that would and disregard for human welfare and safety. It gets a little bit trickier when we are talking about people with legitimate mental health issues.
You don't get to point that same accusatory finger as a prosecutor. There is not that same culpability and blame that you get to cast when you are talking about somebody who's voluntarily consuming alcohol versus somebody who has a legitimate mental health problem.
And what's so fascinating about this is I did see some reports where apparently some folks had spoken to her employer and some other folks at her job that morning, and said that she didn't appear under the influence of anything. She appeared to be upset but not intoxicated at the time that she left.
So one of the big questions that investigators will need to tackle is, what happened in between the time she left and the time of this horrific incident?
SESAY: Darren, fascinating insight. We are so pleased you could join us.
KAMONOKE (PH): Oh, happy to be here.
SESAY: -- share this perspective. Thank you so much, Darren Kamonoke (ph), thank you.
KAMONOKE (PH): A pleasure, yes.
SESAY: Now the latest issue this Bond film is about to make its debut.
But will "Spectre" live up to its 007 predecessors?
A preview is coming up after the break.
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SESAY (voice-over): James Bond returns to the silver screen with "Spectre," the 24th film in the popular spy series. The movie's world premiere set for Monday night in London. For more on "Spectre," we're joined by Tim Grierson. He is the chief film critic for "Pace" magazine and vice president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Tim, thank you so much for joining us. First of all, I am super excited about this film it has to be said, as an unabashed Bond fan. But let me ask you this, what is the buzz surrounding "Spectre"?
TIM GRIERSON, CHIEF FILM CRITIC, "PACE" MAGAZINE: Yes, I am an unabashed fan myself. I haven't seen yet. The buzz seems to be that this is one of the best of the Daniel Craig movies. It's not quite as good as "Skyfall;" it's not quite as good as "Casino Royale," but the reviews so far have been pretty positive.
So I think if people are excited as you and I are, we may want to temper our expectations just slightly. But it's still going to be a pretty good Bond experience.
SESAY: Why are we tempering expectations?
GRIERSON: I think because the understanding I have is that this one is not quite as emotionally satisfying as "Skyfall" and "Casino Royale" is, that this one is more of a by-the-numbers James Bond movie. It's got great action sequences. Daniel Craig is great as always. Christoph Waltz is a great bad guy in the movie. But it's not quite to the level of one of the best ones that Craig has done.
SESAY: We have seen Craig take Bond into a darker, broodier, psychological element, that's what we've seen from him in previous ones. And you (INAUDIBLE) to think that he doesn't continue down that road.
What are you hearing?
GRIERSON: Basically he does continue.
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GRIERSON: This is not going to be a return to the Roger Moore. Those movies are dead and gone. I think that Craig is going to continue to be that kind of Bond because that is very much the modern James Bond, this dark, brooding figure, where being a spy, having that much danger in your life is not sexy and exciting. It's actually kind of like soul-crushing in a certain way. I think Craig plays that type of Bond, very, very well.
SESAY: He does. But he also has been whining. Daniel Craig has been whining. He has been saying, it's a little much and (INAUDIBLE) playing Bond again.
First of all, let me ask you this, how seriously are you taking those comments?
Do you think it is going to affect the way the film is received by some?
GRIERSON: I don't think it will affect people. I think Craig has talked about for a while that he is tired in some ways of playing -- this is his fourth --
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GRIERSON: -- of the Bond films. He has talked in the past of the fact that he is kind of getting tired of it.
I think any big star, playing a big franchise character like James Bond, there is so much expectation. There is so much pressure that while it is not like a normal 9:00 to 5:00 type of job, there is a lot of weight on an actor like that.
I think in the past he hasn't necessarily enjoyed the limelight so much. He has enjoyed playing the role. He has talked, yes, he wants this to be his last one.
He also just finished this movie. I think it's always the worst time to ask an actor, do you want to do any more of these? At that point you are tired, you're so done. It's not the best time to be asked about that.
SESAY: We had Craig's comments, which might color the opinions of some. Then we also had the Sam Smith soundtrack to the new movie that wasn't really well received by many, which will lead me to ask you about the strength of the franchise at a time like this.
What's your thought of the 007 franchise?
GRIERSON: I think it is very strong. The fact that people actually talk about the Sam Smith song, they say, well, it's not as good as Adele's song. It's not as good as some of the recent ones, I think speaks to the fact that people actually think of James Bond movies as must-see events because, maybe 10, 15 years ago, people, I think, didn't think of James Bond any more as being relevant.
I think Daniel Craig has revitalized that franchise and the fact that anybody even talks about well, Sam Smith's song is a little mediocre.
SESAY: (INAUDIBLE) whiny.
GRIERSON: I think in some ways, that shows the strength of the franchise that people actually talk about it. The early part of this century people were like, oh is there another James Bond movie? Nobody really kind of cared.
Now not just the U.K., not just the U.S. but sort of globally these movies make over $1 billion now. People care about James Bond. And everything gets scrutinized more and more. So I think the franchise is doing quite well.
SESAY: I care about James Bond a great deal.
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SESAY: Tim Grierson, thank you so much. Always good to have you join us. Looking forward to hearing what you think once you have seen the film.
GRIERSON: Me, too. Thank you.
SESAY: Thank you, thank you. The world's most famous spy is seen as a style icon, one that many
brands hope to cash in on. Isa Soares takes a look at how 007 has adapted to the times and tastes of audiences over the film's 43-year- old history.
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ISA SOARES, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Blink and you'll miss it: 7-Up, Seko (ph), British Airways among the first product placements to feature in a Bond movie, launching a trend that turned into a lucrative relationship between Bond and brands.
sort of a Talk to us a bit about what brands get out of the franchise and what does the franchise get out of the big brand?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When a brand ties in with James Bond what they tie in with a property that will have global reach, and it's also an identity and a personality that kind of says a lot about the brand. And what, what the production get out of it is brands who are willing to promote their association with James Bond on a global scale.
SOARES (voice-over): There have been many. Take "Die Another Day;" the 2002 movie alone features as many as 20 brand partners, from champagne to cars to watches.
They all have stood the test of time.
Others, though, have faced criticism for diluting the traditional sophisticated Bond image. Many 007 fans feel shaken and not stirred after Bond's move to drinking Heineken in "Skyfall."
If you are a Bond fan, well, do not despair. Bond is reportedly returning to his drink of choice, a martini, in "Spectre," this after Belvedere Vodka, owned by LVMH, signed a partnership deal for undisclosed sum.
In the upcoming movie, Belvedere is among 14 official brand partners, all vying for the attention of mostly savvy male Millennials, who don't mind seeing products on the big screen.
PROF. JAMES CHAPMAN, UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER: I think if the product placement is too obvious or too excessive then people can take against it. It is seen as a sort of crass commercialism and distracting from the narrative.
But many say in a subtle way or maybe in a rather ironic way, incorporated in the film in a way that we associate with James Bond I think audiences appreciate it.
SOARES (voice-over): With each incarnation, the enigmatic spy has evolved with the times and so have the products he uses, mirroring the changing tastes of his fans.
While the secretive deals between 007 and advertisers are worthy of an MI-6 operation, it is no secret that this is a priceless partnership for both --
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SOARES (voice-over): -- Isa Soares, CNN, London.
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SESAY: I cannot wait to see it. It looks fabulous.
A big night for singer Justin Bieber at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The details are just ahead.
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SESAY: Sunday night was a big one for pop star Justin Bieber at the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan. He performed his latest hit, "What Do You Mean?" He also took home five awards, including Best Male, Best Look and Best Worldwide Act North America.
Taylor Swift didn't show up but won Best Song for her hit, "Bad Blood."
Shifting gears to sports now. A long time rival New Zealand and Australia will face off in the Rugby World Cup final next weekend. Australia's Wallabies advanced Sunday after defeating Argentina's Pumas in the second semifinal match. Our own Alex Thomas has more.
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ALEX THOMAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: As the noise of fans still emanates from --
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THOMAS: -- Twickenham Stadium behind me, it's worth reflecting that if you earned a victory based on the volume level of your support, then Argentina would be looking forward to their first appearance at a Rugby World Cup final.
As it is, it's the green and gold of Australia's followers who'll be celebrating more after their win in the second semifinal.
And probably on balance their team was worth it. They outscored Argentina by four tries to zero. And even though the Argentinians did have a player controversially sent off by referee Wayne Barnes, their 10 minutes in the sin bin didn't ultimately affect the outcome of this game.
AGUSTIN CREEVY, ARGENTINIAN CAPTAIN (through translator): We have another game. Without a doubt we want to go on. The grieving has to be fast because we have to start over again. MICHAEL CHEIKA, AUSTRALIA COACH: The guys are playing for each other
and they want to play for Australia and they're committed when they run on the field; it hasn't always been perfect. But the commitment is there and that's the basic.
THOMAS (voice-over): Although host England crashed out at the pool stage, organizers are looking forward to a blockbuster Rugby World Cup final. Two huge rivals, New Zealand and Australia, both double world champions, the All Blacks looking to defend the title they won on home soil four years ago.
And whoever emerges victorious will be the first nation to lift the Webb Ellis cup on three occasions -- Alex Thomas, CNN, Twickenham.
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