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Trump's Gaza Peace Plan; Netanyahu Takes Fire Over Combative U.N. Speech; Trump Warns "There Will Be Others"; Atlantic Storms Gain Strength; Asian Typhoons' Trail of Destruction; Palestinian Teen's Life-Changing Surgery; "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Boycott Over. Aired 3-4a ET

Aired September 27, 2025 - 03:00   ET

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BEN HUNTE, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, wherever you are in the world. You are now in the CNN Newsroom with me, Ben Hunte in Atlanta. It is so good to have you with me.

Coming up on the show, the U.S. president says a peace plan could be closed in Gaza. On the same day, the Israeli prime minister tells the U.N. that Israel will finish the job. Two storms are getting stronger in the Atlantic. We'll tell you what areas could be under threat. And fans are using a new way to connect with Marvel legend Stan Lee long after his death.

ANNOUNCER: Live from Atlanta, this is CNN Newsroom with Ben Hunte.

HUNTE: Welcome. The U.S. and Israeli leaders are worlds apart about what to do next in Gaza ahead of their meeting on Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a fiery speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, pledging that his military will, quote, "finish the job in Gaza."

But U.S. President Donald Trump struck quite a different tone, saying his latest peace plan could be very close to ending the war. Mr. Netanyahu took political flak for his speech even before it started.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Please, order in the hall.

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HUNTE: A number of diplomats booed him and walked out of the U.N. chamber ahead of his address. Hamas says the move showed how isolated Israel really is, while Israel's top opposition leader called Mr. Netanyahu tired and whining. But the prime minister was unapologetic, pushing back against accusations that Israel is causing a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

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BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER: While Israel, which does everything it can to get civilians out of harm's way, Israel is put in the dark. What a joke. You want to hear another one? Israel is accused of deliberately starving the people of Gaza when Israel is deliberately feeding the people of Gaza. Since the beginning of the war, Israel has let into Gaza more than 2 million tons of food and aid.

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HUNTE: New Zealand's top diplomat also spoke at the U.N. on Friday, saying his country will not recognize a Palestinian State for now. Some of New Zealand's top allies recently did just that, which Mr. Netanyahu slammed in his address. As Oren Liebermann reports, Israel's military tried to get his message into Gaza itself.

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OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN JERUSALEM BUREAU CHIEF: In a fiery 40-minute speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at both Iran and Western countries that have recognized a State of Palestine this week around the United Nations General Assembly, where Netanyahu was speaking.

It's worth noting Netanyahu's speech not just broadcast there. Netanyahu had ordered the Israeli military to set up speakers around Gaza to broadcast audio of his speech into the besieged territory. And this is something he highlighted during his speech in what appeared to be an attempt to get a message in both Hebrew and in English to the hostages in Gaza, though it's unclear that they would have heard anyway.

Netanyahu began his speech by talking about Iran and the Iranian proxies that Israel has targeted over the course of the past year, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, the Houthis in Yemen. He used the sorts of visual aids we have seen him use so many times at the U.N., showing a map of the region and then crossing off the areas where Israel has attacked as it's gone after Iran's proxies.

He was absolutely unapologetic about Israel's conduct in the war in Gaza after nearly two years, and he showed no signs that Israel is going to let up at all, firing back at accusations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza or that there is starvation or famine in Gaza. There, again, we saw a very unapologetic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that's very much in line with what we expected to see. He said he would hunt down or that Israel would hunt down Hamas' leaders and militants in Gaza if they didn't release the hostages right now.

He also said that states that had recognized Palestinian Statehood had, had, quote, "caved" or, quote, "buckled" to the pressure from what he called the biased media or radical Islamist minorities in their countries, and he went after them. He didn't hint at how he would respond, whether that response would be unilateral or what he had in mind. That would only come after he met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, and that is worth noting as what's really the critical part of Netanyahu's visit to the United States, Netanyahu and Trump.

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It's worth pointing out that what Netanyahu talked about, the promise essentially to continue the war until the destruction of Hamas, is frankly disconnected from what we're hearing from Trump, where he is talking about perhaps a breakthrough on the diplomatic front with a ceasefire in Gaza, a 21-point plan to end the war, something he makes it sound like is very imminent, and yet we see absolutely no signal of that or no sign of that in the language from Netanyahu.

Netanyahu, for all the times he has spoken at the U.N. and for all the backing he has from the Trump administration in the U.S., was speaking to a largely empty United Nations. That's because scores of delegates walked out on him as he began his speech, and he was talking to a largely empty plenum.

Oren Liebermann, CNN, in Jerusalem.

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HUNTE: Israel's military push into Gaza City is claiming more casualties. Rescue workers and residents pulled victims from the rubble after the latest Israeli strike on Friday. One witness says a missile struck a building without any warning and left multiple people dead. He says the victims include women and children. Israel's military is trying to occupy Gaza City, saying it wants to deal the final blow to Hamas.

One day after the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, have a listen to what President Trump said about who is next on his retribution list.

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DONALD TRUMP, U.S. PRESIDENT: It's not a list, but I think there'll be others. I mean, they're corrupt. These were corrupt, radical-left Democrats, because Comey essentially was -- he was worse than a Democrat. I would say the Democrats are better than Comey. But, no, there'll be others. Look, it was -- that's my opinion. They weaponized the Justice Department like nobody in history. What they've done is terrible.

And so, I would -- I hope there -- frankly, I hope there are others, because you can't let this happen to a country.

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HUNTE: The alleged leak to the media that underscores James Comey's indictment appears to be related to the 2016 investigation of Hillary Clinton and her use of a private e-mail server, not the separate probe of Trump and Russian meddling in the 2016 election, that's all according to officials and people involved in the case.

Comey is charged with making false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding, which he denies. He sat down with CNN back in May for a very wide-ranging interview about his relationship with Donald Trump, among some other things. Have a listen to this. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JAMES COMEY, FORMER FBI DIRECTOR: Yes, I'm still considered a villain in MAGA world. I hope I said that correctly, although I've offended enough people in MAGA world it doesn't matter at this point. I'm not sure exactly why that is. I often joke I'm the relationship that Trump can't get over, wakes up in the middle of the night thinking about me and how I'm living my best life.

I think it has some combination of I really have had a happy, productive life since then, and that I spoke out about him, and that despite their absolute best efforts, they were never able to get me.

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HUNTE: The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship. The president signed an executive order to do just that earlier this year. However, the 14th Amendment currently gives automatic citizenship to virtually anyone born on U.S. soil. In an appeal to the nation's highest court, the administration claims this notion is, quote, "mistaken" and has resulted in, quote, "destructive consequences." This will be the second time that this issue has gone before the Supreme Court recently. The judges handed down a decision back in June, but that dealt with a procedural issue.

Every resident of the U.K. will soon be issued a digital identification card. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday the plan will tackle illegal migration and eventually make access to services much easier. The digital ID would be mandatory for the right to work and would allow employers to confirm workers are eligible for hiring. More than half of Britain's surveyed say they support national identity cards, which are common in several European nations already, but others have security concerns about personal data being exposed.

Joining me now from Windsor and England to talk about the plan is David Rennie. He's the chief trust officer with Orchestrating Identity. Thanks so much for being with me. How are you doing?

DAVID RENNIE, CHIEF TRUST OFFICER, ORCHESTRATING IDENTITY: Very well, thank you.

HUNTE: Good to see you here. Let's get into this. The U.K. government says this change will eventually make it easier for people to access services. What could that look like in daily life?

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RENNIE: Well, the government has already introduced one login for government to make it easy to access public services. There is an identity verification behind that. So, you know, that part of the solution is already in place today.

HUNTE: The prime minister argues that this plan will tackle illegal migration. In fact, we have a clip of him here. One second. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

KEIR STARMER, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID. It's as simple as that. It's not just that it's not compassionate left-wing politics to rely on Labour that exploits foreign workers and undercuts fair wages, but the simple fact that every nation needs to have control over its borders. We do need to know who is in our country.

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HUNTE: I'm a bit confused by this, though, because surely people employing illegal immigrants are employing them because they're illegal immigrants, and systems already exist to catch them out. So, how would this ID actually change the illegal work market?

RENNIE: Well, it wouldn't. I mean, you and everybody else recognize that a digital identity system is not going to stop the black market. It's an absurd idea. But the ministers have come on television in the last 24 hours and stated that it's part of a range of measures to stop illegal migration. Well, the cost of this is estimated by the Tony Blair Institute to be a billion pounds, plus 100 million pounds a year. I imagine it would be higher.

Of all the ideas that they have, this will be the least cost- effective. This is not going to stop illegal migration. So -- and the irony, of course, is that the solution that they're proposing, using -- creating a digital right to work check, they have just passed the Data, Use and Access Act in June of this year. That enables people using services like my company provide to do a digital right to work check today. If they want to do further audits of employers, however that's going to help, then they can do that today.

There are gaps. 85 per cent of the population have a British passport. Up until now, up until the prime minister's statement, at least, a British passport was entitlement to work in the U.K. 85 per cent of the population have that. There are gaps. There are some people who don't have a passport and would benefit from a right to work certificate of some sort, but that doesn't require the investment of a huge amount of money to create and roll out a compulsory digital identity system.

HUNTE: Really interesting points there. There have been so many reactions to this news. Have a listen to this clip.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Some people complain about immigration. Some people complain about people complaining about immigration. You know, we all need to do whatever we can to support the government to manage immigration.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: In the current climate, I think it puts emphasis on the experience of asylum seekers and immigrants and migrants in this country, when often they're just trying to live life and do things that they get on like we all are. (END VIDEO CLIP)

HUNTE: Polling does suggest that a majority of people support this policy. Why do you think public opinion has shifted towards embracing identity cards?

RENNIE: Well, I mean, you know, it's how you ask the question, isn't it? If your -- all polls are sensitive to what the question is that you ask. If you present it as, you know, a government compulsory digital identity that is mandatory, that you will be surveilled on when you apply for a job, you know, I think your polling goes down. We need to actually have a conversation about digital identity and how it works.

We have just passed really groundbreaking legislation. The previous minister, who's left post a couple of weeks ago, implemented a policy that allows digital right to work checks. The system has literally just been changed. It is innovative. The trust framework that's been put in place addresses the trust problem that we have with digital transactions.

So, the government should really get behind the legislation they put in place. It is something we should be proud of.

HUNTE: Well, speaking about that pride, I've also seen a lot of comments on social media that are very negative about this policy. They're mainly about security risks and fears about the potential misuse of data. How valid do you think those concerns are?

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RENNIE: You should always be concerned about that. That, again, is why the trust framework that has been passed through the House of Parliament and taken for about 15 years to get through, because it's a very sensitive subject. It's a complicated subject. It's been -- there's been an awful lot of effort between industry and privacy groups and government to define that legislation.

They should be getting behind that legislation and implementing it. It allows for government to play the role of governance, i.e., to define what the rules are, to define how data should be used and to protect people's privacy. It doesn't require the government to then act in the system to become an operator.

As soon as it becomes a digital identity issuer, then you have a concern that there might be surveillance, because the government would be providing both the rules and operating in the system. You can't be both referee and play on the pitch.

HUNTE: I mean, you make it sound so easy and so sensical. David Rennie, we're going to leave it there. Thank you so much for now. I appreciate it. Thank you.

HUNTE: Hurricane Humberto has followed this season's trend of rapidly intensifying storms. We'll have the latest on the path of the category 4 hurricane and the others lining up behind it next. And in Asia, back-to-back typhoons have battered millions, leaving destruction in their wake. We'll take you to some of the hardest-hit regions after the break. See you in a bit.

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HUNTE: Welcome back. A busy week ahead in the tropics where two storms are rapidly developing. Forecasters are tracking potential tropical cyclone nine near the Bahamas. It's expected to strengthen and become Tropical Storm Imelda this weekend and could reach hurricane strength with the potential to impact the southeastern U.S. with heavy rains and flooding early next week.

Meanwhile, in the central Atlantic, Hurricane Humberto has intensified into a category 4 storm with reports it may strengthen even further over the weekend. It isn't a direct threat to the U.S. but could bring dangerous surf and strong winds to Bermuda next week.

Severe weather has battered the Dominican Republic leaving thousands displaced. Officials report that widespread flooding has damaged over 500 houses and left several roads and bridges impassable. Emergency agencies warn of continued heavy rain and thunderstorms along the Caribbean coast worsening conditions in the days ahead.

Asia too has been facing a brutal typhoon season with storms striking one after another, disrupting millions of lives across the Philippines, Taiwan, and China. And with more storms forming in the Pacific, officials warn the danger isn't easing any time soon. CNN's Polo Sandoval has more.

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POLO SANDOVAL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Back-to-back storms have barreled through a wide swath of Asia, leaving behind floods, power outages and a trail of destruction. Fast-moving Bualoi is now heading toward Vietnam after battering the Philippines, which just days earlier was struck by a powerful typhoon.

More than 400,000 people who live in flood and landslide-prone areas were evacuated to emergency shelters, this ahead of the latest storm, according to civil defense officials. Bualoi was the 15th tropical storm to hit the Philippines this year, and some residents say that they're not taking any chances.

BECCA FERNANDEZ, EVACUEE: We were scared, so we moved here. The floodwaters rise fast in our neighborhood. It reaches higher than us. The roof is high, but the floodwaters reach that high.

SANDOVAL (voice-over): But many parts of Asia are still trying to recover from the damage caused by a previous storm, Typhoon Ragasa, which at one point reached super typhoon status and it blew through the region earlier in the week. Rescuers in eastern Taiwan, they're still searching through thick mud for survivors after a natural dam burst, sending a wall of water into a nearby town. YUAN, LOCAL RESIDENT: My friends are buried inside over there, so who am I supposed to speak to? How can we find them? Their bodies have been washed over in the floods.

SANDOVAL (voice-over): China also cleaning up after floodwaters from Ragasa wreaked havoc in the southern part of the country. One shop owner says she's been in this location for about 10 years and hasn't seen a storm as intense as this.

YANG YANNA, SHOP OWNER: I thought the floodwater would be the height of these chairs or a bit higher. No problem. But it rose higher than we expected. It rose to this level. Everything at this level is now ruined.

SANDOVAL (voice-over): Polo Sandoval, CNN.

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HUNTE: OK. Still ahead, a teenager from Gaza gets life-changing surgery in London. Next, he shares his story of survival and recovery with CNN. Stay with us.

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HUNTE: Welcome back. I'm Ben Hunte. Let's take a look at today's top stories.

President Donald Trump says he expects some of his other political opponents to be prosecuted. His comments come after the Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making false statements and obstructing a congressional proceeding. CNN has learned the full statement charge appears to be related to the 2016 probe of Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail server.

The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the president's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The 14th Amendment does give automatic citizenship to virtually anyone born in the U.S., but the Trump administration says that view is mistaken and has resulted in destructive consequences.

The U.S. and Israeli leaders are not seeing eye to eye on Gaza ahead of their meeting on Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the United Nations on Friday, pledging to keep fighting until the end, while U.S. President Donald Trump says his latest peace plan could be very close to ending the war.

A teenager from Gaza is finally getting the medical attention that he needs after his jaw was severely damaged by an exploding Israeli tank shell. The wounds nearly killed him, but he's now in London for surgery. CNN's Christina Macfarlane has his story. And a warning that viewers may find some of the images in this report disturbing.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) CHRISTINA MACFARLANE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In ten Hours, Majd will get his smile back or think about eating or speaking normally again. He's about to undergo radical reconstructive surgery, 19 months after an Israeli tank shell exploded near him blowing away his jaw.

MAJD ALSHAGHNOBI, PATIENT (through translator): I'm really happy to be treated here and have my operation.

MACFARLANE (VOICE-OVER): Majd was collecting flour from an aid point when the Israeli tank shell hit, killing the two friends he was walking with. His wounds so horrific he was presumed dead.

ALSHAGHNOBI (through translator): They took me to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital. They put me in the morgue. When they saw my arm move, they moved me to the hospital kitchen because there was no space in the operating room.

MACFARLANE (VOICE-OVER): In the kitchen, his life was saved by an emergency tracheostomy, but he was caught just short of death with no chance of healing without further care. So, his mother had to get him out.

ISLAM FELFEL, MAJD'S MOTHER (through translator): I had been running for a month and a half between Nasser Hospital and al Aqsa Hospital for a month and a half to be able to make the arrangement for him.

MACFARLANE (VOICE-OVER): He did get out thanks to the charity project, Pure Hope, who privately funded Majd's evacuation and treatment. And thanks to one of Britain's leading pediatric surgeons who had the difficult task of choosing which Gazan child they should save.

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DR. OWASE JEELANI, GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL: As a surgeon, like I said, you know, I'm used to dealing with injuries. But this was something that I was not used to. But you know, if you sort of pause and look away, you know, this by tomorrow there'll be a dozen, a few dozen more children that are well at the moment. But will not Be well tomorrow, will not be around tomorrow.

MACFARLANE (VOICE-OVER): Professor Jeelani and nine other surgeons have taken months to meticulously plan this operation. Through the use of 3D modeling, they will take bone, soft tissue and blood vessels from Majd's leg to close the gap in his jaw.

DR. JEELANI: Majd was the best-case scenario where we feel with our plan, we can really get him close to how things used to be for him and make the biggest difference in his life.

MACFARLANE (VOICE-OVER): The World Health Organization says hundreds of people have died waiting for medical evacuation, and more than 3,500 children are in need.

Majd is fortunate. His case has drawn attention here in the U.K., even from Prince Harry. But the trauma for his family is not over. In escaping Gaza, his mother was forced to leave behind two of her sons, Muhammad and Yusuf.

MACFARLANE: What has life been like for your family in Gaza since you've been here in London.

FELFEL (through translator): They're exhausted. They tell everyday that you've left with your favorite child. They're in the north. You know what the north is like. And they say they could die at any moment. If I knew the war would come back, I wouldn't have left.

MACFARLANE (VOICE-OVER): It took foreign governments, doctors and NGOs working together to bring Majd's jaw back. But Majd is past healing.

ALSHAGHNOBI (through translator): I wish Gaza could go back to what it was, that everybody could be reunited, and be together in Gaza as it once was.

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HUNTE: Thank you to Christina Macfarlane for that report. Much more ahead, stay with CNN.

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HUNTE: Welcome back. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was in reruns on Friday after two major TV owner groups ended their boycott of the talk show earlier in the day. The ABC network, owned by Disney, reinstated the show on Tuesday after briefly suspending it over comments by the host. TV station owners Sinclair and Nexstar announced last week they would not air the show after Kimmel commented on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. On Friday, they reversed that decision, returning the show to all U.S. broadcast markets.

Berlin's oldest LGBTQ nightclub has filed for bankruptcy, but it's not closing just yet and it's trying to hang on. It's more than a party spot. It's a safe, much-needed community space. But CNN's Sebastian Shukla reports it's part of a troubling trend throughout the German capital.

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SEBASTIAN SHUKLA, CNN FIELD PRODUCER (voice-over): Berlin towers above all others as Europe's mecca of party. As day turns to night, the city's world-famous nightclubs drum to life.

SHUKLA: Berghain, KitKat, Watergate, all places you can go for a night out that could become days of rave in the German capital. But that is changing, and quickly. Many institutions have already closed and many others are on life support.

Explain to me where we are. What is this club? How big is it? What's its history? KATJA JAGER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, SCHWUZ: Yes, so this is SchwuZ. We've been around for almost 50 years. So, I think it's the biggest and oldest queer club that you could find, I think even in Europe. It's really important for the queer community as it is a safer space. People love to come here to party, meet friends. It's basically a bit like their bigger living rooms.

SHUKLA (voice-over): Forced to file for bankruptcy in August after laying off 33 people in May, SchwuZ runs a 30,000-to-60,000-euro loss per month. Without sustained bumper nights, another piece of Berlin's world-famous party scene will vanish.

SchwuZ stands for Schwulenzentrum (ph), or gay center, and it's been the heart of Berlin's queer community for decades. It's been the origin of many of the city's queer projects too, including a magazine and the organizer for Berlin's first ever Pride Week, Christopher Street Day.

GITI RHIENHARDT, SCHWUZ DJ FOR 20 YEARS: My name is Giti Rhienhardt. I'm a DJ over 20 years here at SchwuZ and I'm a part of this family and this journey here. I grew up with my drag in SchwuZ. We are a big family and it hurts to see something -- our family fading away. It's like your grandmother's dying. All the clubs are closed and there's nothing big and we are like this here.

SHUKLA (voice-over): This phenomenon has a name in German, typically Clubsterben, meaning club death. And across the city in just the last year, three major clubs have already closed. And the city's club commission has said 46 percent of clubs they've surveyed are also considering closing in the next 12 months.

JAGER: So, what we've seen basically in the last say 1.5 years is that less people are coming to SchwuZ. I think people have aged and also during the corona pandemic, many people have also established new habits. They also want a variety of going out. So, they won't come to one club every week.

SHUKLA: SchwuZ is not only a nightclub where people come to blow off some steam at the end of a long week. It's also a hub, a community where people come here to feel safe. And there's one person I want you to meet.

SHUKLA (voice-over): Guests come to talk with Auntie Debbie, the club's in-house agony aunt, where topics are almost always exclusively kept in the cone of silence.

SHUKLA: If you were giving advice to the club, to these walls of this institution, what would you say?

AUNTIE DEBBIE, SCHWUZ AGONY AUNT: Please don't lose your soul. Please remember that we're a community location, not just a business. Community means more than what something costs.

SHUKLA (voice-over): Sebastian Shukla, CNN SchwuZ, Berlin.

(END VIDEOTAPE) HUNTE: An unusual gathering of polar bears has been spotted at an abandoned Soviet research base in the Russian Arctic. Drone footage shows a group of bears roaming through crumbling buildings, possibly using the abandoned island facility as shelter. While seeing so many of the animals in one place may seem encouraging, experts say the species is far from thriving. Climate change and the loss of sea ice they rely on to hunt seals is stripping away the habitat that polar bears need to survive, a loss that is already reflected in shrinking populations across the Arctic.

Now, to a heart-stopping run down the so-called roof of the world. Polish climber Andrzej Bargiel became the first person ever to ski down Mount Everest after climbing it, all without using bottled oxygen.

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Video shows a 37-year-old getting in some wild turns in a deep Himalayan snow after a 16-hour climb in the death zone. Poland's prime minister was obviously very proud of the feat, posting, sky is the limit, not for Poles, he said. Bargiel called it a dream that he's had for years.

Fans at Los Angeles Comic Con were able to meet a Marvel legend this weekend, even though he actually died seven years ago. A hologram of comic book creator Stan Lee interacted with fans from an enclosed booth at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday. Lee created some of Marvel's most popular characters, including Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man and Thor. The hologram was trained on the 95-year-old's appearances on red carpets and at fan conventions.

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DAWSON ROBERTS, TIKTOK CONTENT CREATOR: It's very surreal. I think there is an element of weariness around it. Obviously, it's posthumous. So, it's a bit like, does it feel a little bit icky? But it does feel like it's done really well, and obviously the whole experience is done in collaboration with the Stan Lee Foundation and his family and approval and all that. Obviously, there's always moral questions behind that, but I think as an experience, it's quite impressive.

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HUNTE: How very cool. That's all I've got for you. Thanks for joining me and the team. I'm Ben Hunte in Atlanta. World Sport is next. See you at the same time tomorrow. Bye.

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