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April U.S. Jobs Numbers Beat Forecasts; Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Used Alien Enemies Act; His Security Detail was Downgraded after he gave up Royal Duties; Prince Harry Loses Appeal Against Downgraded Security; Michelin-Starred Chef Looks to her Roots for Inspiration. Aired 9-9:45a ET
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BECKY ANDERSON, CNN HOST, CONNECT THE WORLD: And these are live pictures from the White House where President Trump, ousted National Security
Adviser Mike Waltz said is 09:00 a.m. in Washington, 05:00 p.m. here in Abu Dhabi. I'm Becky Anderson. You're watching "Connect the World".
So, coming up this hour for you, a Trump appointed judge says the president's use of the Alien Enemies Act is unlawful in a first of its kind
ruling. And aid ship bound for Gaza catches fire after an alleged drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters.
And any minute now, U.K. court will rule if Prince Harris successfully appealed for government security on his visits back home. The stock market
in New York, as ever opens about 30 minutes from now. All indices are higher, as you can see there on the futures markets, at least, indicating a
better open after fresh economic data just out about a half hour ago.
And ahead of that opening bell, that highly anticipated April jobs report is now out, the U.S. economy adding 177,000 jobs last month. That is
considerably higher than the 135,000 forecast. A number coming during a period of extreme uncertainty about the future of the U.S. economy is Trump
tariffs start to take effect.
We've got Matt Egan here to break this down for us. What do these numbers mean now and going forward?
MATT EGAN, CNN REPORTER: Yeah, Becky, look, this was definitely a better- than-expected report. Then had been anticipated. We were bracing for a significant slowdown in hiring, but we did not get that.
We got steady job growth here. 177,000 jobs added in April. The expectation was for 135,000. The unemployment rate stayed at the relatively low level
of 4.2 percent as expected when we look at the trend for job growth. What's notable is that really, it's hanging in there, right?
This is a jobs market that is pretty relentless, right? It is taking all of these body blows from the trade war, from the uncertainty out of
Washington, from the market turbulence, right, from all the gloom and doom on Main Street, and yet job growth continues. What's notable is that we did
see a significant revision down for the month of March.
It was revised down. And so, you can see that on the chart that really there was almost no change at all between March and April. And that is a
bit of a surprise. Now, when we dig in to look at where the job growth is, we can see a couple of key sectors adding jobs, health care, 58,000 job
increase in April.
That is a solid number leisure and hospitality, right? That's bars and restaurants and hotels up by 24,000 there was a 1000 job decline for
manufacturing, which is notable given the administration's focus on that part of the economy. And then, of course, not surprisingly, we're seeing a
decline of 9000 jobs in the federal government.
Of course, that comes as DOGE and Elon Musk take an ax to the federal workforce. But I do think that when you zoom out, it is striking that there
is this contrast between all of the negativity, the pessimism on Main Street, everything that's showing up in the survey data.
And the hard numbers here, which are really hanging in there, and I think that's one of the reasons why we're seeing U.S. futures. They were up
before these numbers came out, but they're moving even higher 1 percent gains across the board. The mark was already on a hot streak.
It looks like it's going to extend it. One thing I would note, though, is this does not mean that the economic slowdown or potential recession is
canceled, right? This does look like a perfect report, but Veteran Economist Greg Daco, a few moments ago, he told me that in some ways, this
report is a bit of a mirage, because it really does not capture the coming decline in demand.
The demand shock that we're expecting in the coming weeks and months because of the tariffs in the trade war. So yes, the jobs market continues
to look pretty healthy here, Becky. But I think the question remains for how long, right? How long can it stay healthy, particularly if tariffs
remain this high?
ANDERSON: Yeah, these are backward looking reports. Of course, we report what's happening now and its impact on the future, so you making a really
good point -- Thank you very much indeed.
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Right, U.S. President Donald Trump looking for a new full time national security adviser after removing Mike Waltz from the position on Thursday.
This is the first major cabinet reshuffle since Trump returned to the Oval Office. And sources say Waltz had been on shaky ground and had lost most of
his influence after he inadvertently added a reporter to a group chat on Signal about military strikes in Yemen.
The president has tapped U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to temporarily fill Waltz's role. CNN's Kylie Atwood covering this story for
us from the U.S. State Department. And perhaps the question is not necessarily you know why he went, but why it took so long for President
Trump to fire him?
Frankly, he is being considered for the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations move though, a move that Vice President JD Vance had framed as a
promotion. So just fill us in on what's going on here.
KYLIE ATWOOD, CNN U.S. SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Well, listen, the question now, Becky, is how the secretary of state is going to actually do both of
these roles, acting National Security Adviser, America's top diplomat simultaneously? Of course, we know that Henry Kissinger is only person who
has held both of those titles, but that was back in the 1970s.
The world is a very different place right now. These are also fundamentally different roles. Secretary of state is America's top diplomat. It's a very
public role on the world stage. National Security Adviser is really the president's closest adviser when it comes to formulating his foreign
policy, working with the inter-agency to actually implement that policy.
So, we'll have to watch and see really how Rubio begins to fall into that role, and frankly, whether or not there is an active search for a standing
national security adviser to come in and replace him, or whether this dual headed role is something that becomes more definitive and long term.
We just don't know that right now. There are people in this building who could have guessed that this was possible, because, as you said, Waltz's
writing was on the wall for quite some time after that incident with the Signal chat. But there are also people in this building who had no idea
that this news was coming when it did.
The news broke officially yesterday when the president posted on Truth Social that the secretary of state was going to be moving over as national
security adviser at an interim basis. I read that to the spokesperson here, Tammy Bruce. She was surprised. Just watch that interaction.
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ATWOOD: Do you know how long he's going to be serving in both roles?
TAMMY BRUCE, SPOKESPERSON FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT: Yeah. It is clear that I just heard this from you. I had I -- this is the magic --
ATWOOD: -- heads up --
BRUCE: Well, I have some insights as to the potential of certain things that might happen.
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ATWOOD: Now she went on to say it was exciting news that the secretary of state already has a really strong relationship with the president. We do
know that Rubio has placed a premium on spending time with Trump, spending time physically at the White House. He is there, multiple times a week,
sometimes for extended hours.
I'm told by sources in this building, he realizes that it is integral to be close to Trump if you want to be a key player in his circle of closest
aides. And we should also note that Trump, just yesterday, was at an event he had Marco Rubio in the front row, and he said, when I have a problem, I
call up Marco.
It just demonstrates publicly that he has really grown to rely on Rubio in a pronounced way. Now, of course, giving him this new role. We'll watch and
see how this all plays out, as the president is likely to head to his first foreign trips in the coming weeks or months, Becky.
ANDERSON: Yeah, absolutely. Good to have you. Thank you very much indeed. Let's turn to an incident now off the coast of Malta. Well, an aid ship
bound for Gaza issued an SOS shortly after midnight and Friday after it caught fire in an alleged drone attack. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition says
these images show the incident.
CNN can't independently verify this video. The group says that the vessel had activists on board and was heading to Malta to pick up more, including
Greta Thunberg, before heading to Gaza. CNN's Jeremy Diamond following developments for us, and he joins us now live.
The group blaming Israel for the incident, although it did not provide any or more evidence on that, or any evidence, as I understand it, what do we
know at this point? What is Israel said in response?
JEREMY DIAMOND, CNN JERUSALEM CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, that's right. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said that a ship that was preparing to head to
Gaza to try and block or to try and break rather.
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The blockade that has been in place there for two months now, on any humanitarian aid. They say that this ship was targeted by two Israeli drone
strikes and is now in a position where it has been taking on water and sinking. Maltese authorities said that 16 people were on board the flotilla
group said that there were actually 30 people.
They posted, the flotilla group posted this video of the ship in flames, and said that the generator at the front of the ship appeared to have been
the target, that there was a large hole in the ship as well, and that the ship was therefore taking on water. Now we cannot independently verify what
caused those flames.
But you can hear in one of the videos posted by the group that there is some kind of explosion that goes off that appears to have set all of this
off. And notably, the Israeli military now declining to comment on this situation, even as this flotilla group and others are accusing Israel of
being behind this attack.
And it's also important to note that Israel does have a history of intervening to block these types of flotillas from reaching Gaza. Notably,
back in 2010, Israeli naval commandos boarded a ship that was headed for Gaza, killing 10 people in what made international headlines.
An Israeli Air Force C-130 plane was also spotted hours before the attack just off the coast of Malta. These are transport planes that are also
capable of carrying out surveillance. It was flying at a low altitude. But of course, we cannot -- right now we don't have enough information to
directly connect it to this incident.
This ship was headed to Malta in order to pick up a group, a large group of activists, including some prominent ones like the climate and human rights
activist Greta Thunberg. She was set to board this ship and then they were going to head to Gaza loaded with humanitarian aid, trying to get through
Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
All of this coming as today marks two months since Israel did stop allowing in any humanitarian aid, any food, water, medical supplies, from getting
into the Gaza Strip. And also, now as the Israeli military is threatening to expand its military operations in Gaza, with the Israeli Prime Minister
sitting down today with his security advisors to discuss that potential expansion, Becky.
ANDERSON: Good to have you, Jeremy. Thank you very much indeed. Well, new intelligence review by the west indicates that Vladimir Putin's ambitions
may be shrinking when it comes to Russia's war against Ukraine. Sources telling CNN that the intelligence suggests that Putin is focusing on
shorter term goals, like holding on to what is already seized territory, rather than taking over all of Ukraine.
Despite that, Russia is plowing ahead with its aerial campaign inside Ukraine, one person reported killed in strikes on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia
region overnight. Several others were wounded. Local officials say private homes and educational institutions were targeted in those strikes.
Well Trump Administration is fighting legal battles left and right over some controversial policies. One of them just took a hit in the courts.
What it can mean for the president's deportations is up next. Plus, a court in London is set to hand down its decision in a case involving Prince
Harry's police protection or lack thereof in the U.K. CNN live outside that court, up next.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Wait a minute. He had MS-13 --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well --
TRUMP: -- on his knuckles tattooed.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- it didn't say -- oh, he had some tattoos that are interpreted that way, but let's move on.
TRUMP: Wait a minute.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I want --
TRUMP: Hey, Terry. Terry. Terry.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He -- he did not have the letter --
TRUMP: -- It says MS-13.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I -- that was photoshop. So let me just --
TRUMP: That was photoshop. Terry, you can't do that --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- he had --
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ANDERSON: Donald Trump in an interview with ABC fiercely clinging to his argument that a mistakenly deported man from Maryland is an MS-13 gang
member. The U.S. President scoffed at the suggestion that photos of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's hands, which he'd used as evidence, were apparently altered
--
Abrego Garcia has become the face of President Trump's immigration crackdown, which is losing ground in court. U.S. Judge Thursday ruling that
the president has illegally overstepped the bounds of the wartime Alien Enemies Act to speed up deportations.
Our Crime and Justice Correspondent Katelyn Polantz joins me from D.C. with more on this. Just explain this judge's ruling and why it is so notable at
this point?
KATELYN POLANTZ, CNN CRIME AND JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: Well, this is the first judge to get to the end of one of these cases, Becky, and to look at
the use of this law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 something that the Trump Administration has used, really, as part of the center piece of their
immigration policy.
The way that they removed Venezuelan migrants from the U.S., sent them to a prison in El Salvador in mid-March, they wanted to use it again late last
month. In this case, this judge got further because these men were men who the U.S. wanted to remove in mid-March. They narrowly avoided being put on
the plane to El Salvador and flown to that prison there.
The case that they were initially challenging, went to the Supreme Court, and then the Supreme Court said, you have to do it a little bit
differently. You have to bring a case where they're being held. So, this judge looked at the use of that law back in March and said, this is not how
the Trump Administration should be able to use this law.
It is a wartime power, and this is not something that was used currently by Trump in an invasion. And also, he is the president. He's not the only
president that gets to define what an invasion or what a war time is and who the alien enemies are in that. There is a role of the courts here.
So, this judge curtailing the president's ability to use the Alien Enemies Act. It is important not just because he's the first judge to get there.
There are many other courts that are going to be looking at this across the country, but it's also important because this judge, Fernando Rodriguez,
Jr. of the Southern District of Texas, he is a Trump appointee.
So, he's not only the first judge to get there, but he is also something rebuking Trump's immigration policy. Who came to the bench with the support
of Donald Trump several years ago during the first administration, Becky.
ANDERSON: Who is that --
POLANTZ: -- judge.
ANDERSON: Good to have you. Thank you. Well, Mr. Trump's aggressive deportation agenda could chip away at social security finances. Experts
warn -- analysis shows that many undocumented workers in the U.S. pay federal and local taxes helping fund the retirement checks that millions of
Americans are reliant on now in 2022 for example.
One think tank found undocumented workers paid nearly $100 billion in taxes, and around a quarter of that went to social security. As one analyst
put it, they are contributing to a system they will not benefit from. Who is benefiting its American citizens. Right, I've got some breaking news for
you out of the U.K., the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, has lost a court challenge to the British government's decision to downgrade his security
arrangements while in the U.K.
CNN's Nada Bashir is outside the court in London, where that ruling has just dropped, and she joins us now live.
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Just get his bang up today, if you will, Nada.
NADA BASHIR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, that decision has just been announced here the Court of Appeals at the Royal Court of Justice in
London. We know, of course, that Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex had been attempting to overturn a decision taken by the court.
This was an appeal, of course, against a decision taken by the British government to downgrade the level of security provided to the Duke of
Sussex and his family, including his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, while in the United Kingdom on visits.
Now, of course, the Duke of Sussex has been very vocal in his concern around the safety and security of both himself and his family members,
including his two children, while traveling in the United Kingdom. He has expressed concern, of course, over the press intrusion that his family and
he himself have faced over recent years.
This decision was taken by the authority, which essentially governs the level of protection provided to members of the royal family and other
notable figures, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, of course, stepped down as working members of the royal family, back in
2020, they shortly relocated to California.
And the decision was later taken to downgrade that level of security from the highest level which is provided to other members of the royal family
here in the United Kingdom. And a decision was taken that it would be assessed on a case-by-case basis as to the level of security provided to
the couple and their children.
Now, of course, Prince Harry has had a number of court cases here in the United Kingdom. This is the latest. There was a closely followed hearing in
April, a two-day hearing in which Prince Harry's legal representatives express their concern. They feel that he faces a significant threat as a
notable figure, as a royal -- member of the royal family, although an option working member anymore.
And of course, there is that close connection that he feels to this country and for his children. The Duke of Sussex has described the United Kingdom
as being an important part of the heritage of his two children, Archie and Lilibet that he wants that connection to continue.
But of course, faces the difficulty of being concerned around their safety and security while here. Now we haven't heard any reaction thus far. This
decision has only just come down via the Court of Appeal, but again, this is one of several cases the Duke of Sussex has taken to court, including
previous cases against tabloids over press and intrusion in his life.
And of course, this is an issue which is deeply personal for the Duke of Sussex, who has, of course, previously blamed the press and paparazzi for
the death of his mother, Princess Diana, following that crash in Paris after she's been chased by paparazzi. So, this will certainly be a blow to
the Duke of Sussex, who has been very critical of this decision taken.
ANDERSON: Nada, let's just remind our viewers that his tax payer funded security of course, his protection was changed in 2020 as you rightly point
out, after he stopped being a working rule. His argument, his appeal against that decision at the time, and as you say, we haven't had a
response as of yet from the prince's team.
But his appeal against that at the time that decision was that he was, and I quote here from the appeal, he was singled out for different, unjustified
and inferior treatment. And this spoke to his many critics as his once again, this sense of toxicity against the British Royal Family that many
say he has in this sense of sort of victimhood.
That's certainly what his critics have said. That's nothing to do with how these cases have progressed, of course. But he certainly felt that he was
being treated in a different and inferior way, effectively, from other members of the royal family, correct?
BASHIR Absolutely, and it is something the Duke of Sussex has previously expressed and discussed, this feeling of being singled out from other
members of the family. He has also addressed feelings of being singled out dealt by his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, the mistreatment that she
reportedly faced as a working member of the royal family, not only from within the firm, from within the British Royal Family, but also as a
notable figure.
The sort of public scrutiny that the couple had come under. It was something that they were very careful about when they, of course, relocated
to California, protecting the privacy of their two young children, Archie and Lilibet. So, this has been a huge focus for the couple, of course,
protecting their privacy and also not coming under that scrutiny and the toxicity that you mentioned that, of course, the Duke of Sussex has
previously discussed and reflected --
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Just listening into this the court proceedings, just in the last hour, what when the judges was clear in expressing was that the couple do have a
bespoke security operation or security protection system in California, that this is something that they, of course, are provided with privately.
So, this is something that they feel, that they of course, could be replicated, perhaps in the United Kingdom, as with other notable figures.
And as you pointed out, Becky, this highest level of security detail that is provided to members of the royal family is, of course, funded by the
British taxpayer.
So, with the couple taking that decision to step down as working members of the royal family back in 2020, that decision was directly linked, of
course, with that decision to remove that highest level of security detail that other working members of the royal family are provided with.
Particularly, of course, as the couple do not reside in the United Kingdom permanently, but have now established their base in California, in the
U.S., and again, as the judge just mentioned in the last hour, as of course, they receive that private security detail while in their private
residence in the U.S., Becky.
ANDERSON: No response yet. As of yet from Prince Harry's team. I just want to read. I'm just reading through the judgment here, sir Jeffrey Vos, the
Master of the Role, says, and I quote him here, excuse me, I concluded having studied this detail. I concluded, having studied the detailed
documents.
I could not say that the duke's sense of grievance translated into a legal argument for a challenge to this original decision. Speaking to the point
that you and I have just been discussing the grievance was that Prince Harry felt he was being treated in a different and inferior manner.
That is not a basis for a legal argument. Is the argument of this judge in delivering this verdict. Right, we're going to bring in Max Foster who is
our Royal Correspondent. He is joining us now live. Your initial response to this case --
MAX FOSTER, CNN ROYAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, it was very, very important case to Prince Harry. It's deeply personal. It is about him not wanting to see
history repeating itself in terms of the way his mother died, and making sure that his family has the security when they come to the U.K. to feel
safe so deeply personal to him, and he feels -- that security, he needs armed security.
The only way he can do that in the U.K. is by having an armed metropolitan police officer. So, he wanted to be able to pay that. So, the critics of
that would argue, can't have guns for hire in the U.K. Any VIP could come into the U.K. and hire a Met Police officer. So, this would have set a
precedent.
But essentially, it comes down to a technicality, Becky, which is this body that sits within the U.K. Home Office, who decides which members of the
royal family and which senior politicians and visiting VIPs are given the top level of security, which is armed police officers.
And the question the judges were considering was whether or not they went through the due process when considering downgrading Prince Harry's
security. And he's simply saying that, having looked at the process that they went through, they didn't do anything wrong, so they went through due
process.
So therefore, the appeal is thrown out on those grounds. It wasn't a moral argument, if you like.
ANDERSON: So, when should we expect to hear from Prince Harry's team? He's not normally flow to respond, as it were.
FOSTER: Well, I just spoke to them. They are sending something out imminently, so we'll bring that to you when we get it. There is a question
about whether or not there's allowed to be an appeal. It wasn't clear from the statement we got from the judge whether he will allow appeal, an appeal
which could be possible to the Supreme Court.
So, if he allows an appeal, we could see this going to the Supreme Court, but equally, the judge could have said, and we'll look at the paperwork
when that comes out, I'm not allowing an appeal to the Supreme Court. So maybe Prince Harry's team are looking at that as well to say that they will
be, they are considering an appeal, but they need to know whether or not the judgment today blocked that prospect.
But he will, you know, this will be, this is something that he believed very strongly in. So, I think we'll get some quite emotive language.
ANDERSON: Yeah, yeah. I mean, does this suggest, ultimately that it will be sometime, if ever, you know, that it is likely that his wife and his kids
will be seen in the U.K.?
FOSTER: Yes, as far as we know, the last time Meghan came over was for the late queen's funeral. She hasn't been back since.
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Although that's as far as we know, the kids haven't been back since either, as we understand it as well. So yeah, that is the basis of Prince Harry's
argument. You'll remember, Becky, when he it was the sand Dunkin agreement, which is where he sat down with Prince Philip, the late queen, and Prince
William, and discussed his exit agreement, if you like.
In his book, Harry talks about how the one thing he said in that meeting was that security is the most important thing to him. So, this does then,
you know, this is in the context of the royal family not taking that seriously -- in the palace. I don't expect to hear anything from them,
because this was very much a decision for the home office.
Of course, it gets complicated, because King Charles is head of state. He is head of the Departments of State as well the home office, but he
politically, can't get involved in decisions in the home office. Certainly, their argument would be, there's no way the king, a ceremonial head of
state, could possibly have directed the home office to make a decision about Prince Harry's security.
That was an entirely independent decision from the home office. But I think in Prince Harry's context and the trauma that he's gone through. He -- I
think he would have expected more support from the royal family on this.
ANDERSON: It's good to have you, Max. I'm going to take a very short break at this point. We will continue to cover this story, which has just broken.
Prince Harry loses his appeal against what is his downgraded taxpayer funded security on visits to the U.K. disappointing, deeply disappointing
results. Max is reporting for the Duke of Sussex. More on that after this.
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ANDERSON: Remind you of the breaking news this hour from the United Kingdom.
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The Duke of Sussex has just lost a court challenge over his U.K. security detail. The British government downgraded Prince Harry's police protection
when he and his wife Meghan stepped down as working members of the British Royal Family. Well, the court has now upheld that decision.
We've not heard yet from Prince Harry's team. We'll get that to you as soon as we get it. Meantime, the U.S. stock market is open. It is 09:35 in New
York. Here are things -- here is how things are shaping up. No real surprise here. We expected to see this. Some pretty firm job numbers, I
have to say, out this morning, helping to maintain a floor under these markets.
They've had a couple of good sessions now, particularly these tech stocks on the move. Just been noticing that Nvidia, for example, up once again
today. So, bouncing off some of these lows -- these Big Tech stocks had reached of late. New figures show Tesla sales so continue to drop across
Europe during parked car buys, rejecting Elon Musk political views. Europeans increasingly turn into China for electric vehicles, as Marc
Stewart -- reports.
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MARC STEWART, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): On a campus resembling a sci- fi film set staff and white gloves work alongside robots of all shapes and sizes with the capacity to make 300,000 vehicles a year. This factory in
Eastern China makes Zeekr electric vehicles, a luxury brand under one of China's biggest EV companies, Geely.
STEWART: Safety first got to put on the hat, the protective hat.
STEWART (voice-over): It's a rare chance for us to catch a glimpse inside the mechanics of China's quest to dominate the global EV race.
STEWART: You got to use caution here, because these robots just come passing by.
STEWART (voice-over): Now the world's largest car market, China is forging ahead at full speed despite a trade war with the U.S. launched by President
Donald Trump. The company is producing vehicles like these to win over drivers, not just in China, but around the world.
GIOVANNI LANFRANCHI, VICE PRESIDENT OF ZEEKR GROUP: It is not just having the car in China and just shipping to Europe, but to really customize and
adapt the car to the driving habits in Europe that are different from what China wants.
STEWART (voice-over): That includes the just released, 7GT.
STEWART: This car could go fast 0 to 60 in just about three seconds, and when you hit the pedal, you really feel the pick-up.
STEWART (voice-over): But speed alone can't quash rivals. Zeekr is part of a crowded field of Chinese EV brands, as we saw for ourselves at the Auto
Show in Shanghai. Government subsidies have helped fuel this explosion of brands, but China's slowing economy and stiff price competition means many
may not survive.
ANDREW FELLOWS, GLOBAL HEAD OF AUTOMOTIVE AND MOBILITY OF STAR: There will definitely be a reduction of the number of manufacturers. There's no doubt,
not only in the market itself, but because of needing to go overseas.
STEWART (voice-over): Still, these companies are innovating fast, giving them a potential edge over the American car giants.
FELLOWS: If I'm honest, we Westerns were asleep while the Chinese were developing stuff.
STEWART (voice-over): Because of tariffs, most of which were imposed even before Trump returns to the White House. EVs, made in China, have a minimal
presence in the U.S. For now, with the U.S., China, trade war showing no signs of easing. Chinese EV makers appear focused on maintaining their head
start at home and abroad. Marc Stewart, CNN, Ningbo, China.
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ANDERSON: This week, we've been spotlighting pioneers of business, sport and the arts as part of our CNN series, "Visionaries", when Chef Dominique
Crenn became the first woman in the U.S. who only coveted three mission stars for her restaurant, she knew her life would change forever. CNN's,
Kyung Lah has the story.
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KYUNG LAH, CNN SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Dominique Crenn, nature lover.
DOMINIQUE CRENN, CHEF AND OWNER IF ATELIER CRENN: I love to be alone. I love to walk through landscape. A father's daughter, it's daddy and dummy.
Dad and --
LAH (voice-over): And hot dog connoisseur.
LAH: Last meal on --
CRENN: -- will be a hot dog and a shot of Mexico.
LAH (voice-over): Perhaps a surprising choice for the first woman in the United States to earn three Michelin stars, joining a very short list of
female chefs worldwide to garner such recognition. But for Dominique Crenn, the title of chef is just that, a title.
CRENN: My title might be a chef, but I am a human being that is using my craft as a language to be able to dialog to others.
LAH (voice-over): Born just outside of Paris, Dominique was adopted as a baby to a politician father and a mother who worked in finance.
CRENN: Look at this. So, this is my mom. This is my dad. This is my brother, and this is little dumb, already touching food, you know, look at
her.
LAH (voice-over): It was their roots in a Celtic region of France that first inspired Dominique.
LAH: I kind of want to start by asking just about how you grew up, because you talk a lot about place where you first remember life beginning for you.
CRENN: Both of my parents are from Brittany. So, Brittany is a place in France that is along the coast, the Atlantic coast. It's rough, is raw, is
on touch. I spent a lot of time by the sea, and this is where I start to become me.
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ANDERSON: I've met Dominique Crenn, and she's fabulous. You can see more from Kyung's interview with her on "Visionaries", premiering this weekend
on CNN. "World Sport" up after this break. I'm back in 15 minutes with more "Connect the World". Stay with us.
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