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Georgia U.S. Senate Candidates Face Off; Ukraine Makes Push In Kherson Region; Dow Ends Friday With Small Gains; U.K. Prime Minister Sacks Finance Minister; Xi Jinping Set To Secure Third Term; Iranian Women And Girls Abused By Officers; Shooter Killed Near West Bank Settlement; Actor Robbie Coltrane Dies At 72; Protesters Throw Soup On Van Gogh Painting. Aired 4-5a ET

Aired October 15, 2022 - 04:00   ET

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KIM BRUNHUBER, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Welcome to all of you watching here in the United States, Canada and around the world. I'm Kim Brunhuber.

Ahead, the two candidates who want to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate took to the stage last night. You will hear some of key moments from the debate just ahead.

President Biden gives his support to protesters in Iran as this video sparks fresh outrage.

And later, massive flooding is causing thousands in southeast Australia to evacuate their homes. We'll bring you the latest on the search and rescue operations.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): Live from CNN Center, this is CNN NEWSROOM with Kim Brunhuber.

BRUNHUBER: We begin with one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country as control of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance. The one and only debate between current Georgia senator Raphael Warnock and former football star Herschel Walker was held Friday night, with plenty of dodging and deflection.

One bone of contention was someone who wasn't even on the stage, President Biden. Listen to this.

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HERSCHEL WALKER (R), GEORGIA U.S. SENATORIAL CANDIDATE: Senator Warnock said he stood up. He did not stand up to Biden. He wouldn't have voted with him 96 percent of the time and gave us a open border, which gave us high inflation, which gave us crime in the streets.

You talk about standing up? He didn't stand up.

SEN. RAPHAEL WARNOCK (D-GA): He said that he would not have voted for the Inflation Reduction Act and I think he should tell the people of Georgia why he thinks that they should have expensive insulin and why the pharmaceutical companies should be able to charge us whatever they like.

WALKER: First of all, may I respond?

You know, I believe in reducing insulin but, at the same time, you got to eat right because he may not know and I know many people that is on insulin. And unless you are eating right, insulin is doing you no good. So you have to get food prices down and you got get gas down so that they can go get insulin.

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BRUNHUBER: Another contentious topic, crime, with Senator Warnock defending his record of supporting police while attacking Walker for claiming that he is a police officer.

Walker then pulled out what appeared to be a badge.

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WARNOCK: You can support police officers, as I've done through the COPS program, through the Invest to Protect program, while at the same time holding police officers, like all professions, accountable. One thing I have not done, I've never pretended to be a police officer. And I've never -- I've never threatened a shoot-out with the police.

WALKER: And I have to respond to that.

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TINA TYUS-SHAW, WSAV NEWS ANCHOR: We are moving on, gentlemen --

WALKER: -- I have to respond to that. You know what is so funny, I am with many police officers and at the same time have --

TYUS-SHAW: Mr. Walker --

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BRUNHUBER: And, of course, recent reports on Walker, who says that he is against abortion, paid for a former girlfriend to have an abortion. Listen to this.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This week, you said that the accusations are, quote, "all lies."

For the voters watching tonight, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claims? You have 60 seconds.

WALKER: Well, as I say that's a lie and you know, most things, I put -- I put it in a book. One thing about my life it's I've been very transparent. Not like the senator, he has hid things. But at the same time, I say that's a lie. And on abortion, you know, I'm a Christian. I believe in life.

And I tell people this, Georgia is a state that respects life and I'll be a senator that protects life. And I say that was a lie, and I'm not backing down.

And we have Senator Warnock, people that would do anything and say anything for this seat but I'm not going to back down because this seat is too important to the Georgia people for me to back down right now.

WARNOCK: The patient's room is too narrow and small and cramped a space for a woman, her doctor, and the United States government. We are witnessing right now what happens when politicians, most of them men, pile into patient's rooms. You get what you're seeing right now.

And the women of Georgia -- the women of Georgia deserves a senator who will stand with them.

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BRUNHUBER: Recent polls show Senator Warnock continuing to hold an advantage over Walker. According to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, the margin between the two has changed little compared with polling conducted before the recent allegations against Walker.

Joining me now is Tia Mitchell from "The Atlanta Journal- Constitution."

Thanks for being with us.

What stood out for you from the debate?

TIA MITCHELL, "THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION": What stood out for me was, number one, Herschel Walker was more prepared.

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MITCHELL: A better debater than I think a lot of people expected. And I think that helped him to perhaps convince some skeptical voters, skeptical Republicans, skeptical conservatives that they should stick with him.

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BRUNHUBER: Was that just a case of Walker meeting or exceeding low expectations, do you think?

MITCHELL: Yes, I think, you know, for the people who were looking for a reason to stick with Herschel Walker, I think that he gave it to them.

You know, I don't necessarily think that any minds were changed by either candidate. But I think the people who, you know, wanted a reason, you know, give themselves something, where they can say, OK, I'm OK, I'll stick with Herschel Walker, I think that he gave it to them.

I also think, you know, reverend Warnock, Senator Warnock, was running on his record and, of course, he had better answers, more specific answers when it came to some of the policy questions.

It was also clear that Herschel Walker, a big mission of his during the debate was to tie Senator Warnock to President Biden as often as he could. He said it many times.

You could see the crowd starting to react because that became kind of a common refrain from Herschel Walker, was to keep saying, you know, Raphael Warnock is lockstep with President Biden. And I think --

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BRUNHUBER: Is he trying to do that because of Biden's unpopularity?

Will that be a huge factor in this race?

MITCHELL: Yes, I mean I do think the goal is to tie Senator Warnock to an unpopular incumbent president. And also kind of tangential to that is to say that, if you want to pivot away from Democratic control, pivot away from the Biden agenda, then you've got to get more Republicans into the Senate.

You've got to get rid of these Democratic senators, who are helping Biden carry out his agenda. So that was something that Herschel Walker also really stressed.

BRUNHUBER: Yes. But he did also acknowledge the fact that Joe Biden won the presidency.

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MITCHELL: He did acknowledge that Joe Biden was the winner. He acknowledged that Senator Warnock was the winner. Both candidates said that they would accept the outcome of the election even if they lost.

BRUNHUBER: So do you think that will actually make a difference to Republican voters and to Donald Trump himself?

MITCHELL: No, I don't, because I think even Donald Trump knows that something that Herschel Walker needs to say could be very damaging in a swing state like Georgia if, you know, Herschel Walker pushed that election denialism on a stage like the debate.

BRUNHUBER: As a candidate, what does it say that the race is so close, despite the fact that Walker has been dogged by so many controversies? MITCHELL: Well, it says that Republicans, above all, are really, really focused on getting back the majority in the Senate. So for them, it is about aligning with the candidate they have. And the candidate they have in Georgia is Herschel Walker.

And so we're seeing that lot of Republicans are willing to overlook problematic behavior to elect the candidate that they think will help them best carry out their agenda.

We saw that with president Trump. You would hear Republicans saying, well, I don't like everything he says or I don't like everything he does but I'm still going to be with him because I like what he says he's going to do. So we're seeing that --

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BRUNHUBER: Looking big picture, on Monday, Republican Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams will be debating in the race for Georgia governor. So this state is billed as a swing state. But Kemp has a sizable lead.

And we already talked about how close the Senate race is.

So it is possible that Republicans not only keep what they have but make gains?

So were those predictions of Georgia as a purple state sort of overblown?

MITCHELL: I don't think that they were overblown. I think Georgia is a purple state, which means on any given election, either a Republican or a Democrat could win. And we know that means, in elections, it is all about message, turnout.

And the candidates matter too. You know, the dynamics of the governor's race are a little different because it is not an open seat. You do have an incumbent. And that is why the governor's race is different in the Senate race, where the incumbent is a Democrat. In the governor's race, the incumbent is a Republican.

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MITCHELL: But I still don't think it takes away from the fact that Georgia is a swing state. Now Democrats do need to show that they can sustain the victories that they have had and that it not be considered just a fluke.

BRUNHUBER: Absolutely. And people talk about these sort of Kemp- Warnock voters that are voting for both incumbents, one from either party, and how those represent that slim middle that so many people are going after. It is a fascinating race with huge national implications. We'll be watching. Tia Mitchell, thank you for your analysis.

The U.S. Justice Department has formally appealed the appointment of a third party, known as a special master, to review documents seized from former president Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. The DOJ says the judge that granted Trump's request for the special master had no authority to do so.

It also said Trump had no basis to interfere with the review of executive branch documents and never made any claim of attorney-client privilege. Federal agents seized some 11,000 documents when they carried out a search warrant in August, including about 100 documents marked classified.

Ukraine is reporting new Russian strikes on at least two cities. A short time ago, an apparent rocket attack hit a community outside Kyiv, causing severe damage to an energy infrastructure facility, while multiple missiles and kamikaze drones struck Zaporizhzhya.

Officials say it damaged infrastructure there and caused a fire. There are no reports of any casualties yet at either location.

Meanwhile Ukraine is claiming success in the east, saying it struck a railway hub in the Luhansk region Friday, putting a significant amount of Russian weapons out of commission. But Russia does appear to be making steady progress in the Donetsk region.

The bridge linking Crimea with Russia will be fully back up and running but not until last July. It was damaged in an explosion last week, which led Russia to release a barrage of missile strikes across Ukraine. Vladimir Putin says there is no need to continue those strikes but he doesn't feel sorry about them, either. Listen to this.

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VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): I have no regrets. What is happening today in Ukraine is unpleasant but this is all the same results we would have received later, only in much worse conditions for us.

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BRUNHUBER: More U.S. weapons will be headed Ukraine's way following the White House approval of a new batch of military aid, which is more ammunition for the HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and also Humvees and antiradiation missiles.

It contains $725 million worth of military hardware and that adds up to more than $18 billion in U.S. security assistance since January 2021.

But as Ukraine receives more U.S. weapons, Russia is reportedly struggling to replenish its own. By some estimates, Russia has lost more than 6,000 pieces of military equipment since the war began.

And the U.S. officials say Western sanctions are now hindering Russia's ability to acquire components to make new weapons. That is affecting the production of everything from munitions to tanks, aircraft and submarines. U.S. officials say this is causing Russia to try to find new ways to get around the sanctions.

Now Russia was set to go ahead with a planned evacuation of civilians from the occupied Kherson region on Friday. As CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports, Ukrainian forces are making a strong push to regain territory there.

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NICK PATON WALSH, CNN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY EDITOR (voice-over): Night is when the push for the south busies. Humvees speed the roads; incendiary munitions light up the night.

That dusk, the skies alight with air defenses around the Russian held heavily defended town of Snihurivka. Just three miles south of here, it's the gateway to the big prize, the city of Kherson, where Russia is already evacuating civilians and low on supplies.

WALSH: They say the shelling has been noticeably less over the past 1.5 months. Probably because of the damage done to supply lines the Russians need to bring munitions toward the front here.

WALSH (voice-over): Radio chatter they've intercepted between Russians here is of ammo running out and conscripts fleeing.

VOLODYMYR, SOLDIER, 63RD BRIGADE (from captions): The mobilized conscripts here are called humanitarian aid and they say they don't need them.

In three days moving around the front lines here, it's clear Ukraine's movement forward has met a hardened Russian defense, even if they are low on ammo. On this tree line to the west, the Russian paratroopers are under a mile away.

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NAZAR, SOLDIER, 63RD BRIGADE (from captions): They are well trained. They fire often and yesterday hit the trees, 200 meters away from us, 25 times.

New trenches are being dug and camouflage laid out. Nature is about to turn on both sides equally.

WALSH: So obviously in the winter, the cover of the trees will be gone. And so, there's a race here to prepare new positions so they can't be seen by Russian drones in the winter.

WALSH (voice-over): A mix of the oldest type of warfare and oven heating bunk beds underground.

WALSH: Place for their rifles. This for five people is where they're going to be during the winter if they're still here.

WALSH (voice-over): And the newest. This is an antenna for Starlink. Billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet service, sending a live stream of drone footage of the artillery battle here.

STAS, DRONE OPERATOR (from captions): They are firing at us and I am trying to find them.

WALSH (voice-over): This is where that signal is sent. Meet Fugas (ph), his nickname, a farmer turned drone warfare commander. And then the lethal impact of a billionaire's internet service and store-bought drones. A hit on a Russia vehicle. The black smoke under the mouse cursor. They show us video of several impacts that day. They know that they will be hit back.

FUGAS (PH), UKRAINIAN COMMANDER (from captions): They don't value human life or the lives of their soldiers, unlike us. But all the same, they are watching us all the time.

WALSH (voice-over): In the villages out east in Kherson, we see how fierce the fight for each village has been. Ukraine is slowly moving forward.

But every farm is a slog. Smoke crawling over every hill, one of Russia's largest bombs hit here. Nothing left to come back for if you once lived in these homes. It is as if this wasteland is telling the Kremlin it's time to leave. But they think there's more damage left to do before the inevitable happens -- Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, Ukraine.

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BRUNHUBER: Wall Street wraps up a roller coaster week with mixed results. Up next, a look at what caused some of the upheaval and what is ahead for next week.

Plus nearly a month of unrest in Iran and no end in sight. New video shows officers surrounding a woman in the streets. We have details straight ahead.

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BRUNHUBER: U.S. stocks wrapped up a volatile week of trading with a Friday slump that erased many of the rebound gains earned on Thursday. The Dow managed to post a small win for the week while the S&P and Nasdaq ended on down notes. Rahel Solomon has a wrap of the week and a look ahead.

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RAHEL SOLOMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Another week, another bumpy ride on Wall Street. The Dow closing lower Friday by more than 400 points, although it ended the week higher. Not so for the S&P and Nasdaq, which both ended the week in the red.

The week also brought with it too hotter than expected inflation reports, both the producer price index which measures factory or wholesale level inflation and the Consumer Price Index rose more than expected for the month of September. Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent monthly. And costs continue to rise

in essential categories like shelter, medical care and food. The report illustrating that inflation has spread beyond volatile categories like food and energy.

Core inflation, which strips away those two categories, rose 0.6 percent in September or 6 percent annually. That is a fresh 40 year high. The stubbornly high inflation also reflected in separate government released data.

Consumer spending in September was flat compared to the month prior. While Americans continue to spend at restaurants, bars and clothing stores, sales fell in other areas like electronics, appliances and furniture.

The chief economist for the National Retail Federation saying in a statement, in part, inflation is the main factor that is determining how much shoppers are willing to spend. Households are tapping into savings, accessing credit and reducing their savings contributions as they meet higher prices head-on.

Third quarter corporate earnings season also kicked off this week. JPMorgan beat Wall Street expectations for both revenue and earnings. And also beating expectations, U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo. Next week we'll hear from other major companies like Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson and Netflix -- Rahel Solomon, CNN, New York.

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BRUNHUBER: And Americans looking for a break on their student loans can start working on their applications now. The website for student debt relief is open in beta mode. President Biden announced in August that he would cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt for people making less than $125,000 a year.

That figure could go as high as $20,000 for people who also got Pell grants for their tuition. Once the application is processed, debt relief could come in a matter of weeks.

Now to the political upheaval in the U.K., where the newly appointed finance minister Jeremy Hunt has a big priority. He is set to deliver the government's medium term fiscal plan at the end of this month. Hunt got the job Friday after Liz Truss fired the previous chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.

A little while ago, Hunt admitted mistakes had been made with the Truss government's controversial measures and difficult decisions lie ahead.

Stocks in London closed up slightly on Friday, weeks after the mini budget sent the pound and bond markets tumbling. Critics say the prime minister made the latest U-turn to save her own job. Bianca Nobilo explains.

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BIANCA NOBILO, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Marking 38 disastrous days in office for the Truss government, Kwasi Kwarteng, the prime minister's trusted ally and economic kindred spirit, has been sacked as Britain's finance minister. Truss said that she was incredibly sorry but that her mission remains.

LIZ TRUSS, U.K. PRIME MINISTER: It is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting.

KWASI KWARTENG, FORMER U.K. CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER: Now Mr. Speaker, now Mr. Speaker --

NOBLES (voice-over): After delivering the mini budget just three weeks ago that sent the pound plummeting, promising huge tax cuts and increased borrowing, Kwarteng was shown the door on Friday.

Speculation over his political future had become a distraction, a senior source inside Downing Street told CNN, echoing a similar excuse issued last week, when the government U-turned on their announcement, cutting the top rate of tax. That, too, had become a distraction.

KWARTENG: What a day. It has been tough.

NOBLES (voice-over): Now another U-turn on corporation tax: Truss said she will keep corporation tax at its current rate, reversing her policy to scrap the planned rise from 19 percent to 25 percent.

How this will all impact the beleaguered prime minister remains to be seen. Kwarteng was a key confidant, the speaker who introduced her at her campaign events. He could be forgiven for feeling scapegoated by a prime minister in peril.

After all, it was Liz Truss who campaigned on the promises drawn up in Kwarteng's mini budget. News agencies offered live video of his plane landing back in London from Washington, D.C., where he met with the IMF, one of the bodies that criticized the plan.

KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA, MANAGING DIRECTOR, IMF: Now in this jittery environment, there could be no reasons for more jitter.

NOBLES (voice-over): Kwarteng continued to defend his plan in a letter issued Friday afternoon; following the status quo, he wrote was simply not an option.

TRUSS: I want to be honest. This is difficult.

NOBLES (voice-over): Truss appeared defeated at her very brief press conference on Friday. Questions centered on her credibility, whether she continued to hold the authority to govern, having thrown her friend under the bus in order to save her premiership.

TRUSS: We recognize because of current market issues we have to deliver the mission in a different way.

NOBILO (voice-over): Jeremy Hunt will replace Kwarteng as chancellor, a position that has changed hands four times in as many months -- Bianca Nobilo, CNN, London.

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BRUNHUBER: Xi Jinping has been in power for 10 years and he is preparing to cement his iron grip on the country for many years to come. We'll have a live report.

Plus flash floods are overwhelming Victoria, swamping homes and stranding animals. We'll have details straight ahead.

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BRUNHUBER: Welcome back.

Security forces in Beijing are on high alert for any possible disruptions as the Communist Party prepares to convene an all important party congress in the coming hours. They are only held every five years.

And president Xi Jinping is expected to use the forum to secure a third term as general secretary. That is the most powerful position in the Chinese government and it would cement Xi's iron grip for years to come.

In Beijing, a rare display of anti-government banners ahead of the congress was quickly taken down by police. All videos and mentions of it have now been scrubbed from China's internet. Beijing bureau chief Steven Jiang is standing by with more.

What are we likely to see and hear from president Xi?

STEVEN JIANG, CNN SENIOR PRODUCER, BEIJING BUREAU: Despite extraordinary protests you mentioned and the opaque nature of the Communist Party, I think people are pretty clear that Xi Jinping is here to stay.

Likely far beyond the third five-year term you mentioned, it is widely expected that there will be no hint of any succession plan, really paving the way for him to rule for life. So the entire party and indeed the entire nation is clear: this is now a one man show.

Since he took power a decade ago, Xi Jinping's central governing philosophy has become increasingly clear that he is trying to restore the party's dominance in every aspect of Chinese society, not just politics but also in the economy, in ideology and even in people's personal lives.

And he is the only man who can do it. And then to restore China's rightful place on the global stage. So that is why the whole world will be paying close attention to what he says in the coming week, especially in that opening day speech on Sunday.

And especially on the sharp slowdown of the economy, which is the world's second largest. And people will be trying to find out if he will drop any hints of reorienting the economy to the market again, with less state interference.

Or will he say the opposite by shifting the party's top priority from economic growth to national security, especially in preparation for more confrontation or even potential conflict with the United States?

BRUNHUBER: We'll be watching for that. And then shifting gears, the timing of a new COVID outbreak couldn't be worse for Chinese officials. But that is basically what they are facing now, right?

JIANG: When you look at the numbers, 1,100 cases reported on Saturday out of a country of 1.4 billion people, no one will bat an eye outside of China. But they have a strict zero COVID policy.

And Xi Jinping has put his personal stamp of approval on this policy.

So for many local officials, this is really less about science or public health and more about showing political loyalty to him, despite mounting evidence that it is not working, it is increasingly costly and generating so much frustration and resentment toward local authorities.

So in a way, this is really going back to that impact, some would say devastating impact of so much power concentrated in one man's hands.

BRUNHUBER: Really appreciate it, Steven Jiang.

Joe Biden is saying that he was "stunned" by how the protesters reacted to the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police. And in Tehran, new video obtained by CNN from IranWire shows male security forces surrounding and grabbing a woman in the street.

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BRUNHUBER: It has been shared widely by Persian language news channels outside the country. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh is monitoring events.

So with things already so tense, how are Iranians reacting to this latest dramatic video?

JOMANA KARADSHEH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It is very dramatic, very disturbing, really horrific when you see this young woman, that is being described by state media as the ringleader of women protesters out on the streets in Tehran.

And when you see how she was surrounded by all these armed men and she was grabbed by them, it is absolutely terrifying to try and put yourself in her shoes and what she was going through.

And as you mentioned, this clip has gone viral over the past 24 hours. It is being reported by Iranian media and you've got, you know, the Iranian regime unable really not to address this, to show you how significant this moment captured on camera is.

They are going to have to explain this to their own supporters when you see what some would describe as this hypocrisy caught on camera. The Iranian vice president for women's affairs saying that women shouldn't be disrespected like that, that she's asked for an investigation into this incident.

You've got the Tehran police also saying that they are investigating this, that this doesn't follow the behavior of the police in general. But human rights organizations would tell you this is exactly the sort of behavior that they have been documenting for weeks now, what has been going on during these protests.

Amnesty International came just a few weeks ago, saying that they have documented many cases where these unveiled women out on the streets protesting are being grabbed and dragged by their hair, where they are being sexually assaulted, their breasts groped by these police officers as they are being detained.

And we don't even know what happens after that when they are in detention. Really horrific stories that we have been hearing coming out of Iran. And that sort of scene is what feeds the anger of those who are out on the streets.

BRUNHUBER: Yes, just shocking as you say. Jomana Karadsheh, thanks so much.

The Israeli army says its soldiers killed a man who opened fire near a settlement in the occupied West Bank Friday night. The shooting comes hours after clashes erupted in East Jerusalem for a sixth straight night. Hadas Gold has more from Jerusalem.

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HADAS GOLD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): For days now, parts of East Jerusalem have been smoldering. It's the nearly daily violence of the West Bank, that seeps into the holy city.

On late Thursday night, clashes in the flashpoint neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, reminiscent of the violence in the city that helped spark last year's deadly 11-day war between Hamas and Israel.

Groups of Palestinians and Israelis throwing stones, some setting off fireworks. Large rocks littered the ground, car windows shattered and neighborhoods minutes from Jerusalem's Old City.

Police erecting barricades as they arrested more than a dozen. At one point, far-right Israeli politician (INAUDIBLE) showed up, fanning the flames further by unholstering his gun and yelling at police, "If they throw stones, shoot them."

At least five Palestinians and two Israeli sent to the hospital as a result of injuries from stones and beatings. Clashes also erupted in other parts of East Jerusalem, in an area considered occupied by most of the international community.

More than 100,000 residents of the refugee camp blockaded four days after a Palestinian shot that one Israeli soldier and quickly wound it another at the camp checkpoint.

As Israeli forces raided the suspect still on the run, residents threw stones at soldiers and burned tires.

The situation in Jerusalem starting to mirror the worrying situation in the West Bank. On Friday, two more Palestinians were killed in the West Bank town of Jenin and with the Israeli military called a shoot out between militants, while they are in the camp to arrest Hamas militant group.

These near-daily Israeli raids into occupied territory and more frequent Palestinian attacks have made this the deadliest year for both Palestinians and Israelis since 2015.

As more and more young Palestinians pick up arms in militant hotspots like Jenin and Nablus, disillusioned with their leaders, with seemingly no political force in sight to stop what has become an endless cycle.

GOLD: And overnight more violence, the Israeli army reporting that they shot and killed a Palestinian assailant who shot an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, injuring one man.

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GOLD: But as the Jewish high holidays come to a close this Monday and Israeli elections are coming on November 1st, it doesn't feel as though there is anything really being done on any political level to try to stem this cycle of violence.

In fact, it just feels as though the tensions and the clashes and the violence could possibly just get worse -- Hadas Gold, CNN, Jerusalem.

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BRUNHUBER: Later today Turkiye's president is expected to visit the town in the country's north where exhausted rescuers are searching for survivors of a deadly coal mine explosion. The country's health minister says at least 28 people are dead and dozens are reported trapped in the rubble.

The blast happened near the Black Sea on Friday. What sparked the explosion is still unclear. But the energy minister earlier indicated there may have been a naturally occurring gas, like methane, in the mine; 110 people were working there at the time of the blast.

We're tracking another powerful weather system as tropical depression Karl brings the threat of flash flooding and mudslides to Mexico. We'll get the latest forecast ahead. Please stay with us.

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BRUNHUBER: Tropical depression Karl is making its way across southern Mexico. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain through Sunday that could produce flash flooding and mudslides in several Mexican states.

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BRUNHUBER: Flash floods are wreaking havoc across parts of the Australian state of Victoria after days of heavy rain. At least two people have died, including a 71-year-old man, whose body was found in the high water in his back yard. As Michael Holmes reports, residents are finding their communities unrecognizable.

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MICHAEL HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Somewhere under all this water is the neighborhood they once knew. The roofs of cars and the tops of road signs proof that what now looks like a river was actually a street just a day ago.

Across large parts of Victoria, thousands of people have been asked to evacuate because of flash floods. The rushing waters, triggered by days of heavy rains, have breached dams and rivers and swept through residential areas.

For some people, the only way out now is by rescue boat. These residents of the suburb of Norlane (ph) wait for help on a rooftop, one of the few drier places in sight.

And officials say in some areas of the states of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania, more than a month's worth of rain has fallen since late Wednesday. And though some of the heavy rains have let up, authorities say the waters could continue to rise and engulf more communities.

DANIEL ANDREWS, VICTORIA PREMIER: I think that this will finish up in terms of property damage, road, public infrastructure and just the sheer volume of water, I think this will set new records.

HOLMES (voice-over): Many residents are shocked not only by how fast the floods have happened but by how much damage they have already done.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When I just came out and saw the water, it's, yes, very emotional.

HOLMES (voice-over): Many animals also caught in the floods. Volunteers in boats called in to lead dozens of horses to safety. The horses at times barely keeping their heads above water.

Officials say more rescues are likely. The floods too dangerous right now for some people or beasts to bear -- Michael Holmes, CNN. (END VIDEOTAPE)

BRUNHUBER: A new report says at least 35 people are dead as an outbreak of cholera spreads through Haiti. Nearly 300 have been hospitalized.

According to the report, civil unrest and lack of access to vulnerable populations and fuel shortages are slowing emergency response efforts. As suffering in Haiti continues, a U.S. official says the Biden administration has drafted a United Nations Security Council resolution that would support the deployment of a rapid action force to Haiti.

For most Harry Potter fans, only one actor could have played Hagrid.

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BRUNHUBER: Ahead how members of the wizarding world are remembering Robbie Coltrane.

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There was the splashdown, four astronauts returned safely to Earth ending their nearly six month mission to the International Space Station. The splashdown in the Atlantic Friday after two earlier attempts to return to Earth were delayed because of bad weather. You see it there gently in the water under four large parachutes.

Two climate protesters hurled cans of tomato soup on one of van Gogh's masterpieces at London national art gallery Friday and then glued themselves to the wall. The 19th century art piece is valued at tens of millions of dollars.

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What is worth more, art or life?

Is it worth more than food?

Worth more than justice?

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?

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BRUNHUBER: The women are from the group Just Stop Oil, who want the British government to halt new oil and gas projects. They have been arrested and charged with criminal damage offenses.

The gallery reports some minor damage to the frame but says the painting was unharmed because it was glazed.

Robbie Coltrane, the actor who brought life to the loveable, bearded Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died.

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BRUNHUBER: His Potter costar, Daniel Radcliffe, called him one of the funniest people, while Emma Watson, who played Hermione, said that the large man had immense talent.

Born in Scotland, Coltrane also starred in the British TV series, "Cracker," as well as two James Bond films.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling tweeted her condolences, saying, quote, I'll never know anyone remotely like Robbie again. He was an incredible talent, a complete one-off and I was beyond fortunate to know him, work with him and laugh my head off with him.

"I send my deepest condolences to his family, above all his children."

Robbie Coltrane was 72.

And that wraps this hour of CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Kim Brunhuber. I'll be back in a moment with more news. Please do stay with us.