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Ukraine Battles Russia from the Air, On the Battlefield; Trump Visits Police, Military in D.C. Amid Protests; Venezuela Mobilizes Militia as U.S. Deploys Navy to Region; North Korean Secret Missile Base Could Be Nuclear Threat to U.S., East Asia; TikTok Employees Concerned about App's Impact on Young Users. Aired 12-12:45a ET

Aired August 22, 2025 - 00:00   ET

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JOHN VAUSE, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: When it comes to peace in Ukraine, Russian actions seem to speak much louder than Putin's words, ahead on CNN NEWSROOM.

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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): Right now, the signals from Russia are frankly, obscene.

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VAUSE: Just days after two major peace summits, Western Ukraine hit with hundreds of Russian drones and missiles, the largest aerial attack in a month.

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BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER (through translator): I came to approve the IDF's plans for taking control of Gaza City and defeating Hamas.

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VAUSE: A military offensive which Palestinians say will be a death sentence for hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza City.

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NICOLAS MADURO, VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT (through translator): The order to defend the homeland has been given.

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VAUSE: The president of Venezuela calls up the 4.5 million members of the national militia to defend him as the U.S. deploys warships and Marines to the region.

ANNOUNCER: Live from Atlanta, this is CNN NEWSROOM with John Vause.

VAUSE: After two major peace summits in a week hosted by the U.S. president, with planning said to be underway for a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents; with officials from Europe and the U.S. now working on postwar security guarantees for Ukraine, it seems the real Russian response to all of this has come from above, with the barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles overnight Thursday, striking Ukraine as far West as the city of Lviv.

At least nine civilians were killed, and a U.S.-owned factory plant was hit, according to Ukrainian officials.

And somehow, Moscow accuses Kyiv of having no interest in a fair and long-term settlement.

But Ukraine's president says Thursday's airstrikes were proof that Vladimir Putin has no interest in ending the war.

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ZELENSKYY (through translator): Right now, the signals from Russia are frankly obscene. They're trying to wriggle out of the need to hold a meeting. They do not want to end this war.

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VAUSE: And the U.S. president seemed to have some sympathy for Ukraine, posting on social media, "It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invader's country. It's like a great team in sports that has a fantastic defense but is not allowed to play offense. There is no chance of winning."

CNN's Ben Wedeman is in Southern Ukraine with a look at how Ukrainian soldiers are fighting back.

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BEN WEDEMAN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A Russian train full of fuel goes up in a blaze of fire and smoke, struck by Ukrainian drones.

This new era of warfare combines high tech with close-quarters combat, harking back to the First World War.

The same brigade that took part in the train strike is also fighting in the trenches. Infantry squad commander Yevgeny (ph) returned at five in the morning from a deadly six-man attack on a Russian position.

"One of my men was killed," he says. "Two took shrapnel. Two of us got concussions from drone attacks and mortar fire."

His men managed to kill a Russian soldier, then had to withdraw and came here, well underground, where the war is barely audible.

WEDEMAN: This complex of bunkers and trenches is not the front line. It's well away in the rear. The purpose is that they will be ready in the event the Russians push forward.

And what we're hearing from senior Ukrainian officials is that they fear that the Russians are preparing for a major push in the Zaporizhzhia area.

WEDEMAN (voice-over): Until then, this is where troops from the 65th Mechanized Brigade rest and recuperate. Cramped and stuffy, yet safe. The cats, welcome company, also keeping the mice at bay.

They're resting up for their next mission, defending the town of Orikhiv, or what's left of it. Only 800 of its original 14,000 residents remain.

Oleksandr (ph) is the only handyman left, with plenty to keep him busy.

"Windows, doors, roofs. You can see for yourself. Everything needs repairs," he says.

In the town's post office, the last vestige of normalcy, we meet Lyudmila (ph), who lives alone with her two dogs. Her day started with shelling.

"When it hit, I thought that was the end of everything," she says.

To lighten her mood, I share pictures of hobbies and pets.

WEDEMAN: These are my potatoes.

WEDEMAN (voice-over): Communicating in a linguistic hodgepodge.

LYUDMILA (PH), ORIKHIV RESIDENT: (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

WEDEMAN: (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

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WEDEMAN (voice-over): We shared a laugh. Her dog, Alfa (ph), shellshocked, was unmoved.

Far away, as the powerful talk war and peace, here, the powerless can only hold on and hope to live another day.

Ben Wedeman, CNN, Orikhiv, Southern Ukraine.

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VAUSE: As Israel's military occupation of Gaza City inches closer, Palestinian officials are warning it will be a death sentence for more than 1.2 million people who are still living in what was the territory's biggest city.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war is now at a critical juncture, while indicating he will approve plans for that takeover of Gaza City. It is a major escalation of the war. At the same time, instructing Israeli officials to resume negotiations with Hamas.

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NETANYAHU (through translator): At the same time, I instructed to begin immediate negotiations for the release of all our hostages and the end of the war under conditions acceptable to Israel.

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VAUSE: He made no reference to the current proposal framework, which Hamas has already agreed to.

An Israeli source says the military will give Palestinians about two months to evacuate Gaza City before the new assault begins in earnest. They've set a deadline of October 7th, the two-year mark of the war.

Residents and displaced Palestinians gathered Thursday to protest, carrying signs reading, "Stop the genocide. Gaza is dying."

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): From amid the destruction, amid the annihilation of Gaza here, Gaza is being exterminated daily, not to the displacement policy. Our people are dying every day.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): This is where a clear message. Words are finished and the time has come for action to stop the military operations; to stop the genocide against our people; and to stop the massacres taking place daily.

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VAUSE: Well, Donald Trump's crackdown on a nonexistent surge in crime in Washington, D.C., could be extended to other cities. He made those remarks Thursday while visiting hundreds of officers and federal agents and National Guard troops deployed in the U.S. capital.

CNN's Brian Todd has more now on how people in the city are reacting to the takeover.

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BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We're here at the corner of 14th and U streets Northwest in Washington, where this rally has been going on for the past couple of hours here. A rally against the escalated police and federal law enforcement presence in the District of Columbia.

There have been several events like this over the past few days. And you can easily tell that the sentiment in this neighborhood and in some neighborhoods around here -- this is a popular area for bars and restaurants in this city -- that the sentiment in this neighborhood is decidedly against the police escalation in Washington.

But a lot of people in D.C. also don't feel that way. A lot of people feel that it's been a positive thing, including members of the Trump administration.

TODD (voice-over): And the president, earlier on Thursday, paid a visit to the Anacostia Park Station of the National Park Police. That has been kind of a command central, a real beehive of activity for the -- all the deployments of all the federal agents and National Guardsmen.

President Trump went there late Thursday afternoon, along with Attorney General Pam Bondi. Their teams passed out food to the agents and the officers there.

The president spoke to them for a while and expressed words of gratitude for all the deployment that has been going on.

And what -- what has been also going on every day since this operation started is that the White House has issued daily numbers to track the numbers of arrests and other things, to basically tell the public what they've accomplished here since this escalation started on August 7th.

According to the White House, their latest numbers are 630 total arrests since August 7th, including what they say have been the arrests of 251 illegal immigrants during this operation.

Among the arrests, they say three known gang members have been arrested and more than 80 firearms have been seized.

Those are just overall numbers put out by the White House. The latest numbers as of late Thursday afternoon from the White House of the numbers of arrests and firearms seized.

So, the White House touting this as a real success. But I can tell you that in neighborhoods like this, the sentiment is not -- does not reflect that.

The people here --

TODD: -- in this neighborhood or in other neighborhoods like it, they do not like this. They don't feel it's necessary.

And they feel it's just kind of an escalation that may even make the streets more dangerous.

And one of the other things that they are really against is the presence of some federal law enforcement agents who are wearing masks during these operations.

We often hear some of the people in these neighborhoods yelling at the officers who are wearing masks to take off their masks and identify themselves. You know, what agency they're from.

There was a checkpoint set up here the other night where they were doing that. And again, people in these areas are decidedly against the police presence here.

Brian Todd, CNN, Washington.

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VAUSE: The California parole board has denied Erik Menendez parole. It happened Thursday after ten hours of virtual hearings.

Erik was convicted alongside his brother, Lyle Menendez, in the notorious 1989 murders of their parents, both sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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But a judge resentenced them in May on appeal, and both became eligible for early release.

The board says Erik Mendez [SIC] -- Menendez continues to, quote, "pose an unreasonable risk to the public safety."

The decision does not bode well for his brother, Lyle, who has a parole hearing later Friday.

Despite the parole board's recommendation, California's governor has the final word on whether they'll be released or stay in prison.

The U.S. military says it's flexing its muscle to slow the flow of drugs from Venezuela. But Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says it's a threat to him and his government.

We'll tell you the action he's now taking in response to that muscle flexing. Back in a moment.

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VAUSE: In the coming days, three U.S. missile destroyers are expected to begin patrols in international waters off Venezuela's coast, part of a major military buildup in the region by the United States, which includes the deployment of 4,000 Marines, spy planes, and a submarine described as a show of force, especially aimed at president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, who the U.S. accuses of narco-terrorism, as well as heading a major drug cartel.

In response, Maduro has mobilized the national militia, which he claims has 4.5 million members, to defend the country from a possible U.S. forces invasion.

CNN's Patrick Oppmann has our report.

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PATRICK OPPMANN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A major show of force in South America. At least three U.S. Navy destroyers, attack aircraft, amphibious landing vehicles, and more than 4,000 Marines.

The Trump administration says it's meant to crack down on drug smuggling from the region to the U.S. and intimidate Venezuela's embattled leader, Nicolas Maduro, who has responded by calling up more than 4 million militiamen to defend against any possible U.S. aggression.

The White House alleges Maduro is the head of a shadowy cocaine trafficking empire known as El Cartel de los Soles, a criminal organization secretly operated by Venezuela's military.

This month, the administration doubled the reward for Maduro's capture to $50 million.

KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela. It is a narco-terror cartel.

And Maduro it is the view of this administration, is not a legitimate president. He is a fugitive head of this cartel who has been indicted in the United States for trafficking drugs into the country.

OPPMANN (voice-over): Now, U.S. Navy ships approaching Venezuela are putting Maduro on notice.

The deployment may just be a show of force. But one that Venezuela's leader vows to resist.

Maduro denies the drug smuggling accusations and says his government will fight until the last bullet.

MADURO (through translator): We must defend Venezuela, because they want to turn us into slaves of supremacists due to the racist contempt they have for us.

OPPMANN (voice-over): Maduro, who counts Russia and Iran as allies, say he's mobilizing his military and militia across the country to ensure any U.S. action would be drawn-out and bloody.

MADURO (through translator): No empire is going to set foot on the sacred soil of Venezuela.

OPPMANN (voice-over): Despite the saber rattling on both sides, it's clear the U.S. forces deployed would not be sufficient for regime change, says a former U.S. official who has studied what an invasion of Venezuela would look like.

FRANK MORA, FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES: We're talking about 200, 250,000 troops, because it's not just a question of bringing the regime down. That would not be that difficult.

The invasion becomes an occupation, and that gets very complicated, because how do you maintain social order in a country where the government has collapsed?

OPPMANN (voice-over): This is not the first time the U.S. has vowed to oust Maduro. In 2019, during the first Trump administration, a U.S.- backed uprising of dissident Venezuelan soldiers led to fighting in the streets of the capital, Caracas, between pro- and anti-government forces.

But that would-be coup failed. Maduro emerged with a tighter grip on power and even more defiant of U.S. attempts to end his rule.

Patrick Oppmann, CNN.

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VAUSE: Eric Farnsworth is a senior associate with the Center for Strategic and international studies, and for more than 20 years, he headed the Washington, D.C., office of the Council of the Americas.

Good to have you with us.

ERIC FARNSWORTH, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: Thanks, John. Good to be with you.

VAUSE: So, how solid are these accusations by the U.S. that Maduro is the head of a crime cartel involved in drug smuggling? He was indicted back in 2020 for narco-terrorism. But is the U.S. essentially on solid ground here?

FARNSWORTH: Yes, these allegations go back years. In fact, decades of drug trafficking and activities in the most senior levels of the Venezuelan government, going back, frankly, to the days before Maduro, to Hugo Chavez.

So, the -- the allegations, I think, are accurate. There is gambling in the casino, to use a cliche.

But having said that, I think what the Trump administration has done is amplified that to turn the drug-trafficking accusations into accusations of international terrorism, and then put Nicolas Maduro and members of his regime at the top of that terrorism pyramid.

And so, they've linked them as, really, the heads of international terrorist organization. And that really implies different legal authorities, and it implies different activities and actions from the United States.

So, I think the allegations are sound. And I think the question is -- and there's some debate about, you know, where do you go from there, and how do you quantify and characterize those?

VAUSE: Well, it seems that authority for the -- for the United States now means they can send warships. They're expected to be patrolling international waters off Venezuela by the weekend.

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And in response, President Nicolas Maduro has called for volunteers as well as the 4.5 million members of the national militia to come forward on Saturday and Sunday in a show of force. Here's what he said.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) MADURO (through translator): As commander in chief, I have deemed it necessary and opportune that, on Saturday and Sunday, we hold this great day of enlistment and call-up of all the militiamen and women of the country; of all the reservists of the country; and of every citizen who wants to step forward and tell imperialism to stop your threats.

Venezuela rejects you. Venezuela wants peace. And if Venezuela wants peace, there will be peace.

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VAUSE: Four and a half million. That's a pretty big militia. But what sort of capability do they have? Are they trained? Do they have weapons? And for that matter, what state of readiness is Venezuela's regular armed forces?

FARNSWORTH: Yes, there are a couple of things going on here.

Certainly, you would anticipate that Maduro would respond to a show of force by the United States, which sending destroyers and other military assets off the coast certainly is a show of force.

But to say that he's going to raise this militia of citizens is, frankly, ludicrous. They don't have training. They don't have weapons. They don't have leadership. And at the first shots, most likely they would scatter, because they really don't want to get into an altercation with the United States, of all people.

Having said that, there are military forces that have been trained that do have weapons. They're not in a terribly good shape when they've been tested. For example, at the border with Colombia over the years, they have not fared particularly well.

And they seem to be much more involved in drug trafficking and domestic, you know, crowd control, rather than readiness for to repel any sort of armed intervention by anybody, let alone the United States.

VAUSE: As for this deployment by the U.S. Navy, again, it kind of looks intimidating. But, you know, stopping drug smugglers isn't really the Navy's thing. So, what is the thinking behind sending these -- these Navy ships?

FARNSWORTH: It's really true. It seems to be overkill if you're really there just to interdict illegal narcotics. That's really the role of the Coast Guard.

But there are, I think, a couple of things that could be going on. Again, it could be a show of force. It could be a test run to see, you know, if you do some certain things off the coast of Venezuela, how do the authorities in Venezuela react? And how can you game plan that for some future scenario?

It could be, really, a way to give the president of the United States the authority to take actions, if that's what he wanted to do. That would certainly give them a greater options package along those lines. And I think, you know, some people said this is a preparation for an invasion. I don't think there's any truth to that.

VAUSE: But Gustavo Petro, the president of neighboring Colombia, he sides with the U.S. on the presence of the drug cartels and the gangs in Venezuela.

But he warns overthrowing the Maduro regime is not a good way of solving the problem. Here he is.

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GUSTAVO PETRO, PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA (through translator): The Americans are wrong if they think that by invading Venezuela, they are solving their problem. They're putting Venezuela in the same situation as Syria.

But they would drag Colombia into the same, because these groups would take over underground resources and minerals. And this means more economy of death, not of life.

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VAUSE: So, if a regime change really isn't on the agenda right now, ultimately, it seems both sides are playing bluff poker. Eventually, someone's got to call. What happens then?

FARNSWORTH: Well, certainly, it could get messy. Venezuela is a large country. They have well-trained drug cartels and militias throughout the country, not under Maduro's control. But you know, who have been involved in guerrilla warfare in Colombia, across the border, for example.

So, to pacify the country, if you were to try to take control of it, would be a very complicated, long-standing, and messy business.

That's different from decapitating the regime and doing something in Caracas specifically. So, there are a couple of different things going on here.

But having said that, again, I think this is a show of force. If it leads to the Maduro regime calling bluff of the Trump administration, then they're going to have to decide, do they want to escalate, or do they want to leave it at status quo and -- and hope for the best?

VAUSE: Eric, thanks for being with us. Your insights and your experience very much appreciated. Thank you, sir.

FARNSWORTH: Thanks for having me.

VAUSE: In a moment here on CNN, new concerns over the nuclear threat from North Korea, with reports of a secret base which could launch nuclear missiles capable of reaching the U.S.

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VAUSE: Welcome back to CNN NEWSROOM. I'm John Vause.

What seemed to be an emotional ceremony in Pyongyang, with Kim Jong-un paying tribute to North Korean soldiers who have died while fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine.

Kim is seen pinning medals on soldiers and then at a banquet. He said his heart aches for fallen soldiers in his heroic army.

Kim also pinned medals on framed photographs of the dead soldiers. He also met with grieving relatives. He also hugged crying children, as well.

North Korea has spent decades building its military capabilities. The entire economy and country is focused on modernizing its armed forces, developing new weapons, and testing missiles capable of reaching the United States.

Now, a new report reveals North Korea has a secret missile base near its border with China, which could pose a nuclear threat to much of East Asia, as well as the U.S.

CNN's Will Ripley has details.

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WILL RIPLEY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Buried deep in the mountains of North Korea, hidden in a secret location near the Chinese border, an arsenal of nuclear-capable long-range missiles, potentially capable of striking any American city.

This new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, analyzing these satellite images, also obtained by CNN.

The report says construction began two decades ago. Today, the Sinpung-Dong base sprawls larger than JFK Airport, tucked into a mountain valley, many of its entrances and facilities camouflaged under trees.

Experts say during a crisis, launchers could roll out, fire, and disappear. An elusive nuclear threat, extremely difficult to effectively counter, even with advanced warning, experts say.

And while Kim Jong-un is busy building an arsenal, the North Korean leader is also building something else: his succession plan.

This is the first time the world saw the young girl believed to be Kim Ju-Ae, her father introducing her beside a weapon meant to strike fear in his enemies.

Within a year, North Korea's top brass were kneeling before her, the kind of deference reserved for the supreme leader himself.

Now, at middle-school age, she's no longer the shy child, appearing in tailored suits, styled like a head of state. Seated ahead of her own mother and even her powerful aunt, Kim Yo Jong.

It's a striking reversal. For years, Kim's younger sister was seen as his likely heir. Now, it's his daughter taking her place at the table and perhaps someday holding the keys to a growing nuclear arsenal. Hidden power that defines North Korea's future.

RIPLEY: And that's the bigger picture. North Korea watchers know that this missile base has been around for a long time. This isn't just about firepower. It's about the future.

Kim Jong-un is not just testing rockets. He's testing loyalty. And the world is watching as his young daughter, once a shy child, now takes her place beside him, perhaps being groomed to one day inherit control of the world's most secretive nuclear arsenal, aimed squarely at the U.S.

Will Ripley, CNN, Taipei.

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VAUSE: In a moment, new evidence has emerged about concerns over TikTok and possible mental health issues for younger users. And that concern has been raised by current and former employees at TikTok.

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VAUSE: Well, to use TikTok, users have to be 13 years or older. And TikTok says the platform is safe for younger people. Teenagers, essentially.

But now, we're learning from new video evidence in a North Carolina court case that current and former TikTok employees have raised concerns about how the app's popular algorithm could impact the mental health of teenagers.

CNN's Clare Duffy has more.

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CLARE DUFFY, CNN TECH CORRESPONDENT: This video is part of a lawsuit that was filed by North Carolina last year against TikTok, accusing the company of designing the app to be, quote, "highly addictive for young people."

DUFFY (voice-over): Also accusing it of misleading parents and young people about the safety of the platform.

A judge ruled on Tuesday that this video should be unsealed and that the public should be able to see it. And I want to play for you a clip, showing just a few of these employee comments, because I think it's really striking to hear it directly from them. Take a listen.

BRETT PETERS, TIKTOK EDUCATION & PHILANTHROPY LEADER: We all have these really lofty goals of getting people to be on the app longer, like literally. Like, that's like why we're all here, is to help continue to diversify the content ecosystem, to make TikTok a place where you can get so much different types of content that you never want to leave.

NICHOLAS CHANG, TIKTOK ISSUES PROGRAM MANAGER: Unfortunately, some of the stuff that people find interesting are not always the most healthy. So, I think we do have -- we do, in a way, encourage some of this content being put up.

ALLY MANN, TIKTOK CREATOR LEAD MARKETING: We obviously want people to spend as much time as possible on TikTok, which is -- can be in contrast to what is best for your mental health.

DUFFY: Now, it's worth noting that we don't know exactly when these comments were made.

And it's also not totally unusual for internal teams at tech companies to have conversations about how to improve their platforms.

But North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson --

DUFFY (voice-over): -- said he thinks this underscores the claims that they're making in this lawsuit. He tells me, "These videos prove what we've argued in court. Social media companies are keeping kids hooked to maximize profits, even at the expense of their health."

Now, TikTok has pushed back against the claims in this lawsuit and is also pushing back against the attorney general's characterization of this video and these comments.

A spokesperson told me, "The A.G.'s civil -- sizzle reel is a shameful attempt to distort an open internal conversation about making the platform safer when TikTok was just beginning five years ago. This manipulation relies on conversations taken out of context with the sole purpose of misleading the public and grandstanding."

The spokesperson also pointed to some of the youth safety features that TikTok has rolled out in recent years, everything from parental oversight tools to a meditation feature the platform recently introduced to try to keep young people from scrolling so much on the platform.

But I do think it's going to be interesting to watch how --

DUFFY: -- this video plays into this North Carolina court battle, but also a number of lawsuits that have been filed against the company in states across the country.

Clare Duffy, CNN, New York.

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VAUSE: Well, actress Millie Bobby Brown came to fame playing the character 11 on the Netflix series "Stranger Things."

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Now, at age 21, she's become a mother. Brown and husband Jake Bongiovi announced on Instagram Thursday they adopted a baby girl over the summer.

The British actress and 23-year-old Bongiovi, the son of rockstar Jon Bon Jovi, married last year.

Brown says she's always wanted to be a mother at 21, just like her own mom, who had her first child aged 21.

Thank you for watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm John Vause. Please stay with us. Polo Sandoval picks up more at the top of the hour. In the meantime, please stay with us. WORLD SPORT starts after a short break.

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