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Violent Encounter Between Student and Officer; Impact of the Ferguson Effect on Police Work; Kurdish Fighters Try to Hold Off ISIS in Syria; U.S. Warship Passes Near Disputed Chinese Island; South East Asia Hit by 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake; Canadian Officials Investigate Deadly Board Sinking; Democratic Front Runners Take Pains to Emphasize Differences; Republican Campaign Jabs Heat Up; WHO Report Links Processed Meats with Cancer; New Versions of Old Beatles Albums to be Released; Royals, Cast Attend New James Bond Premier. Aired 1-2a ET
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[01:00:10] ISHA SESAY, CNN ANCHOR: This is CNN NEWSROOM. Live from Los Angeles.
Ahead this hour, disturbing new video shows the violent arrest of a high school student while she sat at a desk in her classroom.
Plus, a U.S. warship ignores warnings from China and sails straight into a messy territorial dispute.
And CNN takes you to the front lines of a battle to drive out ISIS fighters.
Hello, and welcome to our viewers in the United States and right around the world. I'm Isha Sesay. NEWSROOM L.A. starts right now.
We start tonight with shocking video out of a South Carolina high school.
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BEN FIELDS, SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL POLICE OFFICER: Put your hands behind your back. Give me your hands. Give me your hands.
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SESAY: The video is causing an outrage on social media, many saying the officer acted too violently. Others defended him, saying the student refused to listen. The school district says it is working with the sheriff's department which is investigating the incident.
The officer identified as Deputy Ben Fields has been placed on administrative leave while the investigation is ongoing. A local police official describes the few details that are known about the encounter.
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LT. CURTIS WILSON, RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.: The student was asked to leave the class several times by the instructor at the school. Assistant principal was there as well. Then the officer was called on scene to actually have the student removed from this -- from that location. The student refused and the officer acted that you've seen on the video.
Now, again, what we saw was just a tidbit of what that video showed. Of course we're going to look at what happened that led up to it, that incident that took place and then what happened afterwards. All of that is going to take part in what the sheriff decides.
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SESAY: CNN legal analyst Sunny Hostin joins us now from New York.
Sunny, great to have you on the show. Let me ask you, what went through your mind the first time you laid eyes on this video?
SUNNY HOSTIN, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: Well, I was horrified, Isha, as a mother. As the daughter of a family of teachers. I've taught school myself. I know that what I saw from a legal perspective was an assault on a child. In my view, there is just simply no justification for using that kind of force in a classroom, in front of other children, because you are dealing with a child who doesn't want to leave the classroom. And so I think my first reaction and my sustained reaction is one of horror.
SESAY: The individual in the video, the school resource officer, who lays his hands on this child, what do we know about him? And beyond that, for our international viewers, who don't know of this role. What is a school resource officer? What are they supposed to be doing?
HOSTIN: Well, they are certainly responsible for keeping and maintaining control and discipline of students. They are there for the safety of the students and oftentimes they are trained police officers.
This person, this school officer, resource officer, Isha, was and is a trained sheriff in the county department. And sort of on loan to this school. So we do know that about him. We also know at this point that there have been at least two lawsuits that we know of filed against this officer. One by a student claiming that there were civil rights violations and another lawsuit by two people that he arrested. Again, force was used there.
And we also know that he is a competitive, power lifter, a very large police officer. And I say that because I think when you look at the video the legal standard is, OK, what is reasonable and necessary to discipline and control this child?
Well, if you are a power lifter, if you are a strong person, do you need to exert that amount of force on a young child? I mean, we asked our police officers to put their lives in danger, certainly day in and day out. And there are really great police officers out there, doing this difficult job, but with that comes great responsibility, and I think that we expect more from our police professionals than what we saw on the video. SESAY: Now I know law professionals or law enforcement professionals,
rather, would say, she was resisting arrest. OK, so let me ask you this. She was resisting arrest, even if that was the case, does the law make a distinction between an adult and a child and how you respond to that situation?
[01:05:08] HOSTIN: You know, I think that certainly, you know, the law can do better with making the distinction between an adult and a child. But I think when you're talking about a classroom setting, yes, the law does make some distinctions about what is reasonable and necessary to deal with a child. And when you're talking about resisting arrest, she wasn't physically resisting arrest. She didn't have a weapon on her. She didn't rush to attack this police officer.
She was sitting down and I guess refusing to leave. That, in and of itself, in my view, Isha, never can justify what we saw. And that's why, you know, oftentimes we have these videos and I think they're so important. People don't want to believe what their eyes are showing and -- showing and telling them. I think that people should look at this video and ask themselves, is this appropriate? What if this were my child? Is this excessive? And I think it's really clear that it is.
SESAY: The video is very, very disturbing. It's actually difficult to watch.
Sunny Hostin, joining us there from New York. Sunny, appreciate the insight. Thanks as always.
HOSTIN: Thanks.
SESAY: Well, the South Carolina incident is the latest in a series of heavily publicized encounters between police officers and civilians in the last year. Many involving white officers engaging with people of color.
Experts credit the turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri, as having an important impact on police work in the U.S. but others have pointed to the increased scrutiny of officers as a possible reason for higher murder rates in a few big cities.
FBI director James Comey weighed in on what some are calling the Ferguson effect.
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JAMES COMEY, FBI DIRECTOR: I spoke to officers privately in one big city precinct, who described being surrounded by young people with mobile phones held high taunting them when they get out of their cars. They said to me, we feel under siege and we don't feel much like getting out of our cars. And so the suggestion, the question that's been asked of me is, are these kinds of things changing police behavior all over the country? And is that what explains the map and the calendar?
The honest answer is I don't know. And I don't know that that explains it entirely, but I do have a strong sense that some part of the explanation is a chilled wind that's blown through law enforcement over the last year, and that wind is surely changing behavior.
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SESAY: The incident in Ferguson and other U.S. cities may also be having an impacting on the number of future police department candidates. Major cities all across the United States report significant double-digit declines in police department applications.
CNN's Kyung Lah has more.
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KYUNG LAH, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The Los Angeles Police Academy where the next generation of cops learn how and when to fire. High- speed pursuit tactics.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go ahead and cuff him up.
LAH: And takedown moves on armed suspects.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Suspect, put your hands up.
LAH: A tough job, yet recruit officer Asia Hardy longs to wear the badge, even if others around her don't support her career choice.
ASIA HARDY, LAPD RECRUIT OFFICER: I think that is not as easy for the -- you know, for our family members or our friends to actually accept the profession that we're going into just because of the perception that African-Americans have towards law enforcement.
LAH: A perception affected by high-profile, officer-involved shootings from Ferguson, Missouri, to North Charleston, South Carolina, to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Outrage leading to high-profile targeted killings of police officers. The fallout seen across the country as police departments struggle to attract new officers. In Philadelphia, the number of police recruits has dropped 47 percent in 2014 compared to 2008. Since 2013, New York, the country's biggest police force, applications are down 18 percent. In Los Angeles, 16 percent.
Lieutenant Aaron McCraney joined the LAPD at another tough time for cops, the Rodney King era. He's now in charge of trying to convince future cops to join.
(On camera): When you go out and talk to recruits, potential recruits, are you hearing them mention news events?
LT. AARON MCCRANEY, LAPD RECRUITMENT SECTION: Sure. It's one of the first questions. They want to know, OK, why should I be a police officer when all of these bad things are going on? Why should I put myself at risk?
LAH (voice-over): Coupled with relatively low pay and tough entrance standards. And that chance that they could be hurt or killed. This is a hard sell, especially for women and minorities but not for Asia Hardy. She wants to improve not just her community, but how others view her and her brothers in blue.
HARDY: Despite all of the backlash that law enforcement is getting this is a personal choice of mine. This is my passion. So I'm just moving forward with it despite everything that's happening right now.
[01:10:10]LAH (on camera): A number of the police departments we spoke with say it's not just public perception affecting the applications, it's also the job market as well as the economy. They say these things are cyclical and they hope this is the bottom.
Kyung Lah, CNN, Los Angeles.
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SESAY: Turning now to Syria where Kurdish fighters have pushed ISIS out of their territory in the northeastern city of Hasaqah. The fighters are now preparing for a U.S.-backed offensive toward stronghold including ISIS headquarters in Raqqa.
Senior international correspondent Clarissa Ward has been touring the front lines in northern Syria. Here's some of what she found.
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CLARISSA WARD, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: These men are at the core of America's latest strategy to defeat ISIS. Manning positions along a vast and desolate front line with ISIS entrenched in villages just through the haze.
They're fighters with the YPG, a force of roughly 30,000 Syrian-Kurds which backed by coalition air power has dealt decisive blows to Islamic State militants across northern Syria.
Commander Bahus is in charge of this front line positioned in the city of Hasaqah, which the YPG took from ISIS in August after months of fierce clashes.
COMMANDER BAHUS, YPG COMMANDER (Through Translator): They tried to attack us again 10 days ago. We were prepared so they didn't reach their target.
WARD: But they keep trying.
(On camera): ISIS has control of the next village along which is just over a mile in that direction. But the men at this base tell us that ISIS fighters often go at night to that building just over there so that they can launch attacks on these positions.
(Voice-over): The U.S. hopes the YPG will soon move from defense to offense, taking the fight to ISIS' stronghold in Raqqa, but at makeshift bases across frontline, the fighters we saw were lightly armed, poorly equipped, and exhausted by months of fighting.
And Senior Commander Lawand knows the battles ahead will be even tougher.
(On camera): Can you take Raqqa without heavier weapons from the coalition?
COMMANDER LAWAND, YPG (Through Translator): The weapons we have are not high quality. For this campaign we'll need new heavy weapons.
WARD (voice-over): The most important weapon they do have but don't want to talk to about is this device, which helps the YPG get exact coordinates for enemy positions. Those coordinates are sent to a joint U.S.-Kurdish operations room and minutes later fighter jets come screaming in.
Rezwan told us he was given a week of training before using the device.
(On camera): Who trained you how to use this?
REZWAN, YPG FIGHTER (Through Translator): Believe me, I can't say. When you finish the training, it's a secret, but they weren't speaking Kurdish.
WARD (voice-over): A mystery as is so much of the unfolding U.S. strategy in this critical corner of Syria.
Clarissa ward, CNN, Hasaqah, Syria.
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SESAY: Well, all this week, our senior international correspondent Clarissa Ward brings you a series of reports from northern Syria. CNN visits the areas newly liberated from ISIS yet still vulnerable, and meets the people who are defending the frontlines.
You won't want to miss it. It's only here on CNN.
Well, part of South Asia are still reeling from a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck Monday. 304 people are confirmed dead, mostly in Pakistan and Afghanistan where the quake was centered. Hundreds more are injured. Rescue and recovery crews expect to find more victims, particularly in remote areas.
Well, let's bring in Ivan Watson. He joins us now live from Hong Kong.
Ivan, what can you tell us about ongoing search and rescue efforts?
IVAN WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, unfortunately, that death toll just grew to 306 now. The chief executive of Afghanistan announced on Twitter, this is Abdullah Abdullah, that at least 76 people, including women and children have died as a result of the earthquake in Afghanistan and another at least 268 wounded, he said. And he fears that the numbers may increase.
The far more casualties have been confirmed thus far across the border in Pakistan, where the death toll now stands at 229 killed as a result of this earthquake. And one more person -- one more casualty in Indian administered Kashmir.
This was the most powerful earthquake to strike Central Asia in years, and it was felt across Central and Southern Asia.
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WATSON (voice-over): As the death toll grows and the aftershocks continue, millions of people are on edge across countries in South and Central Asia.
[01:15:08] The 7.5 magnitude quake rocks northern Afghanistan and Pakistan Monday afternoon, toppling buildings, leveling homes and sending hundreds of thousands into panic.
Among the victims, 12 Afghan girls who died in a stampede trying to escape their school building. Medical workers scramble as the injured are rushed into this hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan.
The moment the quake struck in Kabul captured live during an Ariana News broadcast. Its epicenter was near the city of Jarm, about 40 miles west of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. It was felt more than 500 miles away in Tajikistan's capital. And in New Delhi, where frightened office workers poured onto the streets.
Rescue efforts are complicated by spotty communications and rural mountainous regions, which are hard to access.
UNNI KRISHNAN, PLAN INTERNATIONAL: It's a very difficult terrain. So to get information and to get aid to some of the remote affected areas, it's going to be difficult.
WATSON: Just 10 years ago, this same region suffered another major earthquake that left more than 70,000 people dead.
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WATSON: Now, Isha, the U.S. Geological Survey has issued an orange alert which means that significant casualties are likely and the disaster is probably wide spread. Past events with this alert level have required a regional or national level response.
Now we've had statements issued by the Afghan governments, the Pakistani governments, talking about meetings of emergency disaster response teams and what will be essential, certainly in the northeastern province of Badakshan which is a very mountainous, remote, and somewhat sparsely populated region of Afghanistan. What's going to be essential is to get reports back, which presumably will require aircraft from some of those stricken areas to hear the extent of the damage in those areas.
Those are areas also that can be -- that can be vulnerable to landslides and avalanches, especially as aftershocks continue to jar these stricken areas. But most likely, people in these regions and the cell phone connectivity have been spotty of late, people in these regions most likely slept outdoors, which is completely understandable after what many Afghans describe as the most terrifying earthquake they've seen in 30 years -- Isha.
SESAY: Yes, it is a massive undertaking for the Afghan government. This really is a tragedy.
CNN international correspondent Ivan Watson joining us there from Beijing -- from Hong Kong, I should say, which it's gone 17 minutes past 1:00 in the afternoon. Thank you, Ivan.
Well, a U.S. Navy ship sailed into what China claims are its territorial waters. Ahead, the ship, its mission, and the message.
And the new report from world health experts puts processed meat in a category alongside stuff like asbestos and tobacco. Their reasoning just ahead.
Stay with CNN.
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[01:20:34] DON RIDDELL, CNN WORLD SPORT ANCHOR: I'm Don Riddell, with your CNN "World Sport" headlines.
Jose Mourinho has been charged with misconduct by the English Football Association after Saturday's defeat at West Ham. The Chelsea manager witnessed the loss from the Hammers director's box because he'd been sent there for trying to talk to the referee at half-time. Chelsea are also going to be asked to explain why Mourinho didn't take part in the post-match news conference. And both London clubs were charged with failing to control their players. They have until October 29th to respond.
On the same day as the deadline came and went for candidates to enter the FIFA presidential race, ex-Germany Coach Franz Beckenbauer said he made a mistake in the bidding process to host the 2006 World Cup. Beckenbauer was the head of the organizing committee, which reports allege, made a payment to FIFA in return for a financial grant. The 70-year-old said a FIFA proposition, quote, "should have been rejected," adding that he took responsibility for his mistake.
And the World Rugby official Nigel Owens will referee the World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. Owens, who was named "Gay Sports Personality of the Year in 2007," shortly after coming out, has won admirers for his light touch and sense of humor, as well as his rapport with the players. Owens said on social media that he was, quote, "Truly humbled and honored."
That is a quick look at your sports headlines. I'm Don Riddell.
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SESAY: Hello, everyone. A U.S. warship has passed within 20 kilometers of a manmade island in the South China Sea. Beijing insists the land mass is Chinese territory and passage of a ship within 20 kilometers crosses into China's territorial waters. The U.S. disagrees.
A short time ago, I spoke to senior U.S. security correspondent Jim Sciutto about this U.S. mission.
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CNN's chief U.N. security correspondent Jim Sciutto joins us now on the line.
Jim, thanks so much for joining us. What message is the U.S. administration sending China with this mission?
JIM SCIUTTO, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT (via phone): They're sending China the message that it does not -- the U.S. does not recognize these islands as Chinese territory. Twelve miles is the accepted territorial waters for any land mass. So to sail within those 12 miles is to say we don't recognize this as a Chinese land mass, these manmade islands here. And it follows on a step that the U.S. took in May this year when it flew a U.S. surveillance plane, and we were on board, directly over these islands to say that the U.S. does not recognize Chinese air space over these islands.
You can view the two of them together as a direct message with military backing in effect in the air and on the sea, that the U.S. is going to challenge China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.
SESAY: So to be clear, what is the desired outcome the U.S. is seeking here?
SCIUTTO: That's a fantastic question, Isha. Because listen, in an ideal world the U.S. would like them to, you know, tear these islands up and move away. But you know, practically, China has built 2,000 acres of land that didn't exist in the South China Sea on a number of what were just atolls, really piles of rocks in the ocean. They've now created a number of islands that are equipped with airstrips and ports and military installations and barracks, et cetera.
So, you know, I don't think anyone expects that China is going to chop those up and then move away. But the point will be that OK, you've created these land masses but we're not going to recognize them or treat them as your territory going forward and we'll continue to fly these planes and continue to sail these ships as such.
Now from a practical standpoint China would still have the islands. And some have referred to them as unsinkable aircraft carriers in effect. Right? They've got landing strips, ports, et cetera. So it's a bit of a stalemate.
SESAY: Jim Sciutto, joining us there on the line from Washington. We very much appreciate it, thank you.
SCIUTTO: Thank you.
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SESAY: Now Canadian investigators are trying to figure out why a whale-watching tour boat sank off Canadian's Vancouver Island Sunday. 27 people were on board when the boat capsized. Five are dead and one is still missing. [01:25:13] CNN's Stephanie Elam has more on the deadly accident from
Tofino, Canada.
STEPHANIE ELAM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Isha, the owners of this whale- watching tour boat involved in this tragic accident say that this boat has made the journey twice a day for 20 years, making it all the more mysterious why this accident happened in the first place.
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CHRIS MCLELLAN, EYEWITNESS: The ambulances, it was just like one after another after another. Like they just -- they didn't stop.
ELAM (voice-over): The Leviathan 2, a 65-foot, two-deck whale- watching boat, sends out a mayday late Sunday afternoon and a desperate effort to help the passengers' kicks into gear.
MCLELLAN: The first boat on scene just sort of saw nose up and bodies in the water. And that was sort of a -- this is bad.
ELAM: But the question is why? Why did the large boat carrying only 27 passengers capsize on relatively smooth seas?
JOSIE OSBORNE, TOFINO, CANADA MAYOR: It was a beautiful day here in Tofino, and there were -- there were some big swells out on the ocean but we just don't know anything about what may have happened at the scene.
ELAM: It all happened around eight miles off the coast of Tofino, British Columbia, a small logging town turned surfer's haven that hugs the west coast of Vancouver Island, popular among tourists and nature lovers alike.
VALERIE WILSON, SPOKESWOMAN, VANCOUVER HEALTH AUTHORITY: This is a small community. Tofino is just 2,000 people and really everybody knows everybody.
ELAM: The company operating the whale-watching excursion released this statement that reads in part, quote, "It has been a tragic day. Our entire team is heartbroken over this incident and our hearts go out to the families, friends, and loved ones of everyone involved. We are doing everything we can to assist our passengers and staff through this difficult time. We are cooperating with investigators to determine exactly what happened."
The coroner's office provided preliminary details on those five individuals killed. Four males and one female. Three were tourists from Britain and two British nationals living in Canada. All found in the 50-degree water with no vital signs.
SHEILA SIMPSON, EYEWITNESS: The paramedics were working with people in the boats. Those who were critically injured.
ELAM: One passenger out of the 27 remains missing. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police now picking up the search as the community of fishing and tour operator boats troll the waters day and night. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're on that water and right in that fog and the
water was, what, there was 2 1/2-meter waves yesterday.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think there was big waves.
ELAM: But even with less-than-ideal conditions a small community still hopes to find one more survivor.
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ELAM: And the owners say that there were life vests for everyone on the ship. However, with this kind of vessel they weren't required to wear them while they were out on the water, Isha.
SESAY: Our thanks to Stephanie Elam for that report.
With the focus on Iowa, the U.S. presidential campaign attacks are getting sharper. Ahead how the Democratic frontrunners are carving out separate positions.
Plus, with additional touch-up, the Beatles get a new look for the 21st century, you'll want to see and hear this enhanced album.
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[01:31:50] SESAY: You're watching CNN NEWSROOM, live from Los Angeles. I'm Isha Sesay.
The headlines this hour, take a look at this disturbing video. It shows a school resource officer violently arresting a female high school student in a South Carolina classroom. CNN affiliate, WIS, reports the student was asked to leave the classroom, and when she refused, the officer was called in. He's now been put on leave while the incident is investigated.
Rescue crews in south Asia, sizing up the damage caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake. It hit the region Monday afternoon local time. More than 300 people are confirmed dead, mostly in north east Afghanistan and Pakistan. The quake was felt in at least five countries.
A U.S. Navy destroyer has sailed within 20 kilometers of a man-made Chinese island in a contested part of the South China Sea. The voyage put the warship within what China considers its territorial waters. There's been no comment from China since the ship passed by.
And turning to the U.S. presidential campaign, the Iowa caucuses are less than 100 days away, and the Democratic front-runners are taking pains to emphasize their differences.
Brianna Keilar recaps a busy weekend in the Midwest.
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BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Bernie Sanders making a play for the women's vote on "The View" today.
SEN. BERNIE SANDERS, (I-VT) DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: If you are a mom and you have a baby, you have the right to stay home with paid family and medical leave for at least three months.
KEILAR: After a busy weekend on the campaign trail --
BILL CLINTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I've never been the warm-up act for Katy Perry before.
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KEILAR: At a campaign rally in Iowa, Hillary Clinton got a little help from her husband and pop star, Katy Perry, trying to inject a little excitement into her campaign.
KATY PERRY, SINGER: It's time to wake up, America!
KEILAR: Democratic candidates made the rounds at the state party's annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner this weekend. Bernie Sanders sharpening his differences with Clinton on trade, the Iraq war, and her support for the anti-same-sex marriage law signed by her husband.
SANDERS: I will not abandon any segment of American society, whether you're gay, black, Latino, poor or working class --
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SANDERS: -- just because it is politically expedient at a given time.
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KEILAR: And Clinton insinuating sexism from her top competitor.
HILLARY CLINTON, (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I've been told to stop shouting about ending gun violence. Well, I haven't been shouting, but sometimes when a woman speaks out, some people think it's shouting. But --
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KEILAR: That, after this line from the Democratic debate.
SANDERS: But all the shouting in the world is not going to do what I would hope all of us want.
KEILAR: Sanders calling foul on CNN's "State of the Union."
SANDERS: I am very proud of my record on women's issues. I certainly do not have a problem with women speaking out. And I think what the secretary is doing there is taking words and misapplying them.
KEILAR: This, as Clinton releases a new ad promising to fight for equal pay.
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CLINTON: I'm going to do everything I can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same as the men who are doing that job.
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KEILAR: Brianna Keilar, CNN, Washington.
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[01:35:12] SESAY: And with the latest poll showing a shake-up among the Republican front runners, their campaign jabs are heating up.
Sarah Murray has that.
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SARAH MURRAY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: With less than a hundred days until the Iowa caucuses, the jostling in the GOP ranks is taking on a sharper edge.
DONALD TRUMP, (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Carson is lower energy than Bush. I don't get it!
MURRAY: A new Monmouth University poll gives Dr. Ben Carson a double- digit lead in Iowa, drawing 32 percent support, compared to 18 percent for Donald Trump.
TRUMP: I'm just going to have to work a little bit harder in Iowa. I was very surprised to see the numbers.
MURRAY: Carson, the newly minted Iowa front runner, revealing his rougher edges, saying when he was a teenager --
DR. BEN CARSON, (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: 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'm a very different person now.
MURRAY: Carson recently told Erin Burnett he still has a lot of fire inside of him.
ERIN BURNETT, CNN ANCHOR, OUTFRONT: You've conquered your demons, but is there anything that fires you up? I mean, that young man who could do those things, that person's still in there, right?
CARSON: Well, I may be fired up, I may just not look like I'm fired up.
(LAUGHTER)
MURRAY: But it's the softer Carson that's winning over evangelicals. Now Trump is taking aim at Carson's religion. TRUMP: I'm Presbyterian. Boy, that's down the middle of the road,
folks, in all fairness. I mean, Seventh Day Adventist, I don't know about. I just don't know about.
MURRAY: Meanwhile, Jeb Bush, who just cut payroll costs by 40 percent across the board --
JEB BUSH, (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Blah, blah, blah, blah.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: You know what they're saying out there.
BUSH: That's my answer, blah, blah, blah. Watch it.
MURRAY: -- no longer able to hide his frustration with the state of the race.
BUSH: I got a lot of really cool things that I could do other than sit around being miserable, listening to people demonize me, and me feeling compelled to demonize them. That is a joke. Elect Trump if you want that.
MURRAY: Today, Bush is rallying donors at a Texas retreat as he tries to reassure them the race will soon break his way.
But Trump continues to hammer him, mocking Bush for turning to his family members for help.
TRUMP: So he's meeting now with mom and dad.
(LAUGHTER)
No, it's true. He needs counsel.
MURRAY: Sarah Murray, CNN, Washington.
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SESAY: Well, congressional leaders and the White House have reached a budget agreement that could be voted on as soon as Wednesday. The deal would lift the national borrowing limit until March 2017 and would raise domestic and defense spending. But many Republicans were furious over the terms, accusing House Speaker John Boehner of giving away too much. If it passes, the agreement gives Representative Paul Ryan some breathing room to take over as House speaker, without an immediate budget battle looming.
The World Health Organization has linked some sausage and barbecue favorites, like hotdogs and other processed meats, with cancer. That story is just ahead.
Plus, a royal couple shakes up and stirs the premiere of the latest James Bond film. That's coming up later. Stay with CNN.
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[01:41:39] SESAY: Hello, everyone. Walmart may be looking to compete with Amazon when it comes to drone delivery. The major retail company is asking federal regulators for permission to test drones outdoors after several months of indoor testing. A Walmart spokesman says it plans to test home delivery via drone, but its initial focus is moving merchandise between distribution centers. Amazon got federal approval to start testing drones earlier this year.
The World Health Organization has released a report categorizing processed meats with carcinogens like tobacco, but the meat industry is calling their research alarmist.
CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.
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FRED PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Despite the potentially devastating news, Duncan Baker, from the Parsons Nose Butcher Shop in London, remains unphased. He says he hopes the World Health Organization's warning that processed and red meats are dangerous won't deter his customers.
DUNCAN BAKER, PARSONS NOSE BUTCHER SHOP, LONDON: Are we in fear of what we eat? Do we step out the front door? Do we fear death crossing the road? Where do we draw the line?
PLEITGEN: A research division of the World Health Organization found that processed meat, like bacon and sausages and cold cuts, cause cancer, and that eating red meat like beef probably causes cancer.
The panel's leading scientist says the findings could change dietary recommendations around the world.
DR. DANA LOOMIS, DEPUTY HEAD, INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: These findings reinforce existing dietary guidelines from a number of health authorities, including the World Health Organization. That is, that people who eat meet should consider reducing their consumption to reduce their risk of several diseases, including cancer.
PLEITGEN: The WHO study says confirming around 50 grams of processed meat per day increases the risk of colon cancer by 18 percent. And placed processed meat in the top category for cancer substances, which also includes cigarettes, alcohol, arsenic, and asbestos.
But the study has critics as well. The North American Meat Institute calls the conclusions dramatic and alarmist over reach.
And Robert Pickard, a member of Great Britain's Meat Advisory Panel, says consumers should know that red meat does have health Benefits.
ROBERT PICKARD, GREAT BRITAIN'S MEAT ADVISORY PANEL: Red meat is a particularly nutritious item of food. We don't need large quantities of it, but if we add a little bit of liver to a meat recipe, then that will deliver in a small quantity all the vitamins and minerals that a human being means.
PLEITGEN: The WHO studied doesn't recommend abstaining, but the director says consumption should be limited. Advice that the London butcher, Duncan Baker, believes consumers should heed, saying it's better to eat meat high in quality, but moderate in amounts.
Fred Pleitgen, CNN, London.
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[01:44:35] SESAY: Next on NEWSROOM, L.A., Daniel Craig and the other stars of the latest James Bond film hit the red carpet for the world premier in London. We'll get a look at the big debut, next.
Plus, nearly 50 years after the Beatles split up, a new version of an old album will be released, and it looks a lot different.
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SESAY: Nearly 50 years after they split up, the Beatles are going through a digital revolution. Look at this with me. Just look at the restored video on the left side, versus the original video on the right side. And these are just some of dozens of Beatles videos and TV appearances that are being released next month in a new digitally enhanced version of the "Beatles One" album.
CNN's Paul Vercammen joins me to talk all about this.
Paul, so good to have you with us.
Talk to us about what went into this restoration. It is such a treat for Beatles fans.
PAUL VERCAMMEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It is. And in fact, somebody once quipped these folks that went through this, 18 of them deserve knighthood.
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They restored this frame by frame, so you had color grading, cleaning up of video, digital enhancement. If, for example, a video was torn in some way or a film. And then, of course, you have this audio remix. And all of it is great fun and it's a box set. It's "The Beatles One" plus all these videos and 23 additional songs.
SESAY: Its' really awesome. And you were able to get some wonderful insight into how the Beatles worked and how they made decisions. Tell us about that.
[01:50:11] VERCAMMEN: I spoke with Michael Lindsay Hogg, the director for the videos, as well as "Let It Be." You might recall that rooftop performance. He suggested he was the same age as John Lennon, so he had a rapport with them. But the Beatles were extremely insular, so he likened it to an odd moment where you might confront some animals in a cage. Let's take a listen.
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MICHAEL LINDSAY HOGG, DIRECTOR OF BEATLES VIDEOS: When I gave them the idea for "Paperback Writer," first time, it was like throwing a piece of meat into an animal's cage. There were the four of them, and they'd take the meat and sniff it, toss it to the other one, take a bite, and it would just be the four of them to discuss the idea. You were excluded for a while as they chewed over your idea. So they're incredibly insular, because, as Ringo said, only the four of them knew what it was like, what had happened when they really took over the world.
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SESAY: Really special stuff.
I want to play a little bit of "Paperback Writer." Let's play a little bit of it and then I have another question about that song.
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SESAY: It's so good. You forget, or at least I had, how good the Beatles were. How did the director feel about the process working with them, and the director who directed this video?
VERCAMMEN: He was well aware that at this point in their lives, they were the most famous people in the world, but he came in with some swagger himself. Michael Lindsay Hogg --
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SESAY: He looks it when you see him in the video.
VERCAMMEN: He's got a lot of confidence, so he thought it was a great process. But as he said, only they could truly express what they were going through, and the sudden and colossal burst of fame that I don't think has ever been replicated in popular culture.
SESAY: Yeah, I think you're right.
One of my favorite songs is "Hey Jude." Let's have a little taste of that.
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SESAY: Everyone in the studio's going to be singing it in a couple of minutes. Such a great song. And this song and the video in particular is an example of the Beatles being ahead of their time.
VERCAMMEN: Way ahead of their time. So Lindsay Hogg was telling me, he's having a conversation with McCartney, and they realize this is such a long wind down to "Hey Jude" that the Beatles themselves, the four of them can't carry it. So they ask for a very multi-cultural audience, a group of people that weren't the standard groupies and hangers on, but let's get people of all colors and ages up there, and let's finish "Hey Jude" with a bang, and, indeed, they did.
SESAY: Great songs, great videos. Such a treat for Beatles fans. And if you're not a Beatles fan, you can try it out.
When is it released?
VERCAMMEN: November 7th, and Merry Christmas to a lot of people out there.
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Happy holidays.
SESAY: A lot of people will be getting that in their stocking.
Paul Vercammen, appreciate it. Thank you.
VERCAMMEN: My pleasure.
SESAY: Well, some news for you, some really big news for you. Get ready Hollywood, because Ricky Gervais is coming back. The British comedian is set to host the 2016 Golden Globes for the fourth time. Gervais is known for his quick wit and biting humor that kept stars and the audience on the edge of their seats during past shows. The award show made the announcement saying, #he'sback. The 73rd Annual Golden Globes will air in January. People are quaking in their boots right now.
Well, the stars of the latest Bond move, "Specter," along with the royal family members, William, Kate and Harry, attended the film's world premiere on Monday at London's Royal Albert Hall. CNN's London correspondent, Max Foster, hit the red carpet to catch up
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MAX FOSTER, CNN LONDON CORRESPONDENT: Well, an epic movie in an epic franchise, and obviously an epic premiere to match here in London. The question is, can "Specter" possibly meet up to expectations when "Skyfall" the predecessor, was critically acclaimed and commercially successful as well.
That was a question I put to the leading man, Daniel Craig.
DANIEL CRAIG, ACTOR: We just set out to make the best movie we possibly could. We had so much momentum with "Skyfall" and you've got to use that momentum and you've got to try and do better.
[01:55:07] FOSTER (on camera): The Bond effort is one of the last remaining opportunities for truly epic film making on a scale, which is not computer generated. It's done with real special effects, real stunts. And there's a tradition there for the Bond movies, the bar is set really high.
CRAIG: Lyrically, I tried to catch what the film is about. So hopefully, it will collide very nicely and work together.
I just wanted it to be an epic love song. And also I wanted to add a little bit of vulnerability to the character.
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FOSTER: Well, a massive guest list and topped by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, and you can see them on the screen as they're meeting people involved and the various charities involved.
(voice-over): But the critics generally like this movie. They think it fits well into the genre, this massive, global franchise. But now it's out on general release, and we're getting a sense about what the public thinks. Will it be commercially successful?
Max Foster, CNN, London.
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SESAY: I cannot wait to see it.
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