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[08:00:15] KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. And welcome to News Stream.
Now Republican candidates face off in their first debate of the U.S. presidential campaign. Did anyone knock Donald Trump off his perch as
frontrunner?
A massive typhoon heads straight for Taiwan, we'll speak to a storm chaser on the island.
And 18 million dollars in prize money for playing a game. We'll take an inside look at the world of esports.
Can presidential hopefuls at the top of recent polls faced of Thursday night at the first big league Republican debate of the 2016 race for the
White House.
Now the contenders, they took to the primetime stage in the crucial swing state of Ohio. The frontrunner, Donald Trump he may have grabbed the
most headlines from the night, but most agree that the showdown failed to provide a clear winner.
Now CNN political correspondent Sara Murray was there.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
MODERATOR: Donald Trump.
SARA MURRAY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Right out of the gate, Donald Trump's presence made this a very different Republican debate -- a
question about a pledge not to run as an independent.
MODERATOR: Raise your hand now if you won't make that pledge tonight. Mr. Trump --
TRUMP: I cannot say. I have to respect the person that if it's not me, the person that wins. If I do win and I'm leading by a bit, that's what I
want to do. I can totally make that pledge. If I'm the nominee, I will pledge, I will not run as an independent.
MURRAY: As the GOP crowd booed, Rand Paul, whose outsider status tumbled thanks to Trump, couldn't wait to pounce.
PAUL: This is what's wrong. He buys and sells politicians of all stripes. He's already -- hey, look, look, hedging already his bet on the
Clintons. OK?
MURRAY: Trump later lashed out at Paul.
TRUMP: I don't think you heard me. You are having a hard time tonight.
MURRAY: Most of his ire was not aimed not at the competitor, but a FOX moderator.
MEGYN KELLY, FOX NEWS MODERATOR: You called women you don't like fat pig, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals. Your twitter account --
TRUMP: Only Rosie O'Donnell.
I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I have been -- I have been challenged by so many people and I don't frankly
have time for total political correctness. To be honest with you, this country doesn't have time either.
And, honestly, Megyn, if you don't like it, I'm sorry. I have been very nice to you, but I could not be based on the way you treated me, but I
wouldn't do that.
MURRAY: But the biggest fireworks flew over Trump's head between Chris Christie and Rand Paul, over personal liberty versus security.
CHRISTIE: When you sit in the sub committee just blowing hot air about this, you can say things like that.
PAUL: I don't trust President Obama with our records. I know you gave him a big hug. If you want to give him a big hug again, go right ahead.
CHRISTIE: You know, you know, Senator Paul? Senator Paul, you know the hugs that I remember are the hugs I gave to the families who lost their
people on September 11th.
MURRAY: All GOP establishment eyes were on Jeb Bush to see if he showed fire in the belly often lacking in his performances.
BUSH: I believe that the great majority of people coming here illegally have no other option. They want to provide for their families.
But we need to control our border. There should be a path to earned legal status for those here. Not amnesty. Earned legal status.
MURRAY: Bush's former protege, Marco Rubio, showed off his talent for rhetorical flare.
RUBIO: I think God has blessed us. He blessed the Republican Party with good candidates. Democrats cannot find one.
MURRAY: Ohio's Governor John Kasich had this memorial moment.
GOV. JOHN KASICH (R-OH), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I just went to a wedding of a friend of mine who happens to be gay. Because somebody doesn't
think the way I do doesn't mean I can't care about them or can't love them. So, if one of my daughters happen to be that, of course I would love them
and I would accept them.
MURRAY: These candidates know a key test for many GOP voters is who can best take on Hillary Clinton.
WALKER: For the cyber attack with Russia the other day, it is sad to think, but the Russian and Chinese government know more about Hillary
Clinton's e-mail server than the members of the United States Congress. And that has put our national security at risk.
MURRAY: But the standout moments against Clinton did not happen at this debate, but hours earlier, with the undercard.
[08:05:10] CARLY FIORINA (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Hillary Clinton lies about Benghazi. She lies about emails. She is still defending Planned
Parenthood and she is still her party's frontrunner.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
LU STOUT: That was the highlight reel. Let's get the analysis. Chief U.S. correspondent John King is following developments from
Washington and he joins us now live. John, we've got to start with Donald Trump. He was in this debate unapologetic. He was direct. Did anyone at
any moment really manage to take the spotlight away from him?
JOHN KING, CNN CORRESPONDENT: No. And most of them didn't directly try. You did have that one moment that was in the Sara Murray piece where
Rand Paul took after him when he refused to be a loyal Republican, when Donald Trump refused to say if I lose one of these other guys' wins, I will
support the Republican nominee.
On a Republican stage, that's pretty striking. Rand Paul took him on there, several others more gently, Kristie, said, you know, I disagree with
you on immigration, or your wrong about this.
But most of them -- and Governor Kasich of Ohio gave the best example of this -- tried to sort of get in the Trump draft if you will, saying
Trump is on to something, Trump is appealing to the anger of the American people, Trump is appealing to the frustration of the American people, and
especially conservative Republican voters with the dysfunction here in Washington.
So, Governor Kasich saying I disagree with what you want to do, Mr. Trump, but I get your appeal. That was the interesting calculation.
In the earlier debate, Carly Fiorina and Rick Perry did take on Donald Trump, but with the exception of Rand Paul nobody went like that to Donald
Trump head to head when he was standing there on stage, which was probably smart because as he showed, said a lot of controversial things, a lot of
conservatives this morning are saying Donald Trump did not appear to be presidential, that he was a sort of boorish chauvinist on the question
about women, but he's a very good communicator and nobody wanted to take him dead on, because you might lose that confrontation.
LU STOUT: Yeah, but Trump, he grabbed the spotlight and this morning in America he's all over the headlines.
But despite that, Marco Rubio, do you think he had a solid showing last night?
KING: Without a doubt. The two people who could wake up this morning knowing they improved their standing was Carly Fiorina in the first debate.
She did not make the top 10, so she was not in the primetime debate, and Marco Rubio who was in the evening debate, who has been struggling in the
polls. He's one of the new fresh faces. And the newer candidates, the candidates who say I'm different, they've been overshadowed all summer by
Donald Trump, because nobody is as life-sized or oversized as Donald Trump, nobody is as different as Donald Trump.
So Rubio had a chance to show he belongs. As a younger candidate in the field, some have questioned whether, you know, he would look to young
or he would not look presidential. He communicated smartly. Made the most -- did not get the most time, because he's lower in the polls, made very
good use of it. In the Rubio camp this morning and the conversation across the Republican community is that Rubio had a very strong night.
LU STOUT: More on your point on Carly Fiorina, she was not in the primetime debate, she was in the so-called Happy Hour debate, but are you
saying that she did well enough to really pull ahead? She had her breakout moment last night?
KING: I think one of the defining -- there's no question, no question she was the walkaway or runaway winner of the earlier debate.
And remember, she's never held political office. She did run once before in the senate campaign, and she was a pretty bad candidate to be
honest, Kristie. She has improved dramatically. She was confident. She spoke with clarity. She looked like she was enjoying herself. Those are
all key things to being a presidential debater.
The question now is does it improve her standing? A lot of Republicans don't know who she was. Remember, we've talked about this race
for a few months now, but most American voters are barely paying attention.
So, this was a hello, let me introduce myself moment for Carly Fiorina. And she took the most advantage of it of any of the candidates.
The question is, CNN has the next debate a month from now. There are debates down the road weeks and months after that. Does her performance
yesterday create an opening where she rises in the polls? And next time is on a stage with the likes of Donald Trump and Governor Bush?
LU STOUT: And finally, got to get your take on Jeb Bush. The criticism is out there that he was not dominate enough last night. He
seemed a bit out of practice. What's your opinion on him after the debate?
KING: That he probably did not hurt himself, but he may not have helped himself as much as he would have liked.
Look, he has $100 million in the bank. He has a good staff infrastructure. He has all the infrastructure, the mechanics, that you
need for a good presidential campaign. He was uneven. Some question his brother's handling of Iraq. He still doesn't have a good answer on that.
He was most passionate, Kristie, about immigration and education, two issues on which his views are actually out of step with the conservative
base of the party.
Was it as disastrous performance? No. Are we talking -- are people going to talk more about Trump, more about Rubio, more about Fiorina than
about Jeb Bush on the day after? You bet.
LU STOUT: All right. John King joining us live from CNN Washington. Thank you so much and take care.
KING: Thank you.
LU STOUT: Now we also wanted to take a look at some of the moments that caught the most traction online. Now according to Google Trends, the
top searched candidates from the Fox prime time debate were Trump, Carson and Cruz. Now Ted Cruz may have left the gate quietly, but recovered with
a powerful closing statement. But some cited his over eloquence as his biggest obstacle of the night.
And then there was Ben Carson's breakout performance. Some described him as brilliant. And, quote, someone you could really trust.
Now France says it will deploy ships, aircraft and troops to Reunion Island to hunt for wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Now
Malaysia says more plane parts have washed up there, but no other country has confirmed that.
Now the items will be tested by the team examining part of a wing that was found on the island. Malaysian officials say that they are positive
the wing piece is from missing flight 370. And others involved int the investigating are hesitant to confirm that.
Now that uncertainty has sparked anger and frustration among some Chinese families whose relatives were onboard MH370. They say they want to
know 100 percent that the debris found on Reunion Island is in fact from the missing Malaysia Airlines fligh.
Will Ripley has more from Beijing.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Kristie, once again we are seeing protests here in Beijing, family members who feel they're not being heard,
they're not getting the answers they need going to not only the Malaysia Airlines office, but also the Malaysian embassy.
One thing that is clear, with all the uncertainty in this investigation which now enters its 17th month, these families continue to
suffer. Consumed by anger, sorrow, desperation MH370 families beg for information outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing. Police shoo them
away.
"Help us make our voices heard," plead Daisho Qing (ph). She lost her sister, brother-in-law, niece, nephew and her sister's grandson, an entire
family on MH370.
More than 17 months into one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries, these families need the one thing nobody can give them: closure.
French investigators say they still don't have 100 percent certainty a piece of the wing found on Reunion Island is from MH370.
NAJIB RAZAK, MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER: An international team of experts have conclusively confirmed that an aircraft debris found on
Reunion Island is indeed from MH370.
RIPLEY: That announcement from the Malaysian prime minister only fueling the suspicion of many families that the Malaysians want to close
the case without all the facts, without being fully transparent.
"It's quite suspicious that Malaysia Airlines has never showed us the video of the passengers boarding the plane," she says. "And some of the
passenger's cellphones were still working during the first few days. So we believe the passengers are still alive.
Most families refused the airline's initial offer of $50,000 in compensation, calling their treatment insulting.
"Under these circumstances, I will not accept their money, "says Jang Hwei (ph).
More than 150 Chinese were on MH370 bound together outside the Malsysia Airlines office demanding a meeting with Malaysian authorities who
never showed up.
"Please. I beg you, bring my child back to me," cries Jang Hwei Jun (ph).
Her daughter was on the plane, one of 239 people still missing, their families refusing to be silenced, wondering if they'll ever known the
truth.
Some family members are now taking it further. They want to fly to Reunion Island, they want to see the search for MH370 debris and perhaps if
they find something hold a piece, a presumed piece of that missing plane in their hand. They say only that kind of evidence will help them find
closure -- Kristie.
LU STOUT: Will, thank you.
Now police in Bangladesh, they are investigating the fourth gruesome murder of a blogger this year.
Now we have just received word that a vocal critic of religious extremism was hacked to death in his apartment in Dhaka earlier today.
Now police say that he was killed by a group of five or six men. The secular blogger, he uses the pen name Nilloy Neil (ph) wrote posts
condemning the recent killings of three fellow bloggers in his country. He also routinely posted on women's and minority rights and the oppression of
Hindus in Bangladesh.
You're watching News Stream. Coming up next, flights canceled, schools closed as Taiwan braces for a powerful typhoon. A live report is
straight ahead.
And Formula 1 driver Jenson Button and his wife are victims of a burglary while on vacation in the south of France. How the thieves may
have carried out the attack next.
Plus, cheers and excitement as players battle it out in the virtual world. Millions of dollars are at stake in these worldclass tournaments.
We look at the world of esports.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
[08:16:34] LU STOUT: Now a powerful typhoon is on track to slam right into Taiwan in the next few hours. Strong winds and heavy rain already
lashing the island's east coast.
Now reports say huge waves have swept away three people and two were killed, one is still missing.
Now the storm is poised to churn across Taiwan and make another landfall in the southern Chinese province of Fujian late on Saturday.
Now let's bring in videographer and storm chaser James Reynolds. He is in the city of Hwali (ph), and that's on the east coast of Taiwan. And
he joins me live on the line.
And James, when the typhoon makes landfall early on Saturday morning, what kind of impact is it going to make?
JAMES REYNOLDS, STORM CHASER: Hi, Kristie.
Well, we're expecting quite a ferocious hit here tomorrow in eastern Taiwan. We're looking at an absolute deluge of rainfall. The weather
experts here expecting upwards of meter of rain in mountainous areas, which is going to cause big problems with flash floods and landslides. And on
top of that, we're going to be dealing with extreme winds, you know, well over 160 kilometers per hour. So it's going to be very, very hazardous
outside tomorrow morning, Kristie.
LU STOUT: You know, Taiwan is going to take a direct hit, and Taiwan is no stranger to big typhoons. So James, are the residents prepared for
it?
REYNOLDS: Well, the general infrastructure here is solid. The typhoons hit Taiwan every year, often on multiple occasions. So generally,
building damage is pretty rare when typhoons strike. The winds don't cause so much of the problem.
But as I mentioned, the extreme rainfall totals here -- these mountains go up to over 3,000 meters, and you combine that with the
torrential rain of a typhoon, it's just a recipe for big landslides, flash floods. So really the rain is the main threat, Kristie.
LU STOUT: And the communities most vulnerable here there in Taiwan -- is it the people in the low lying areas, you know, the communities,
families at risk of a storm surge or deadly landslides as a result of the typhoon?
REYNOLDS: Well, thankfully given the nature of the geology and the geography here, storm surge isn't so much of an issue. The water offshore
gets deep very quickly. So they don't have to contend with that threat.
But on the other hand, for those who have communities in the mountainous areas, you know, these little villages high up in the hills,
they are extremely vulnerable. And we've seen this in recent years, in 2009 you know almost 500 people were killed in landslides. So hopefully, a
repeat of that won't happen, because the storm is moving a little faster. The faster the storms move over the island generally the less rainfall they
dump.
But it's still going to be extremely precarious for those up in the hills -- Kristie.
LU STOUT: All right. James Reynolds there. James, we appreciate the update to you and everyone watching from Taiwan. Do stay safe.
British Formula 1 driver Jenson Button and his wife were victims of a burglary while on holiday in southern France. And there are suggestions
that an anesthetic gas may have been involved. Now Button's spokesman says the couple, they were asleep at a villa in San Tropez when two men broke in
and stole jewelry, including Jessican Button's engagmenet ring.
Now the couple, they were unharmed, but the spokesman suggested that gas may have been pumped into the house to knock out the victims.
You're watching News Stream. Now comparing gamers and athletes, that might seem a little bit strange, but the two actually have more in common
than you think. What does it take to make it as a professional gamer? We'll hear from a veteran of the esports community next.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
[08:22:47] LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong, you're back watching News Stream.
Now there is a large sports tournament with a multimillion dollar prize taking place in Seattle right now. Now what sport is it?
Competitive video games. The International is one of the biggest esports tournaments int he world. And this year, it has the largest ever prize
pool of 18 million.
Now to give you an idea of just how popular it is, there are already more than 50 million total views on Twitch, the video game streaming site.
Now networks like ESPN are also broadcasting the games.
Now The International is the championship series for a game called DOTA 2. It is a multiplayer battle arena game. Now two teams of five
compete on a set map. And the goal here is to destroy the other team's base. Just think of it as a mixture of chess and capture the flag.
Now each player controls a character called heroes with a specific role on the team. Now players have to work together to protect their base
and to defeat the other side.
Now it is a sport that requires teamwork, strategy, and quick reaction, it's just like football or basketball, except these players use a
keyboard and a mouse.
Now some struggle to understand how professional gaming works, so I spoke to Twitch's director of programming Marcus Graham, better known to
his fans as djWHEAT. And I asked him about the life of competitive gaming.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
MARCUS GRAHAM, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING, TWITCH: A lot of people might think that a professional gamer also has a job that they might be going to
or school, but a professional gamer is just that, they are professional in their craft in that they eat, sleep and drink video games, in this case
competitive video games.
So, these individuals are very much like the sports athletes that you have today. You wake up. You have a regime of training. You are studying
your opponents. You are watching tape of previous matches or the opponents that you might be facing. These folks take this job very seriously. And
that's what it is. It is a job. And they're just very fortunate enough to be as good at these games as they are.
LU STOUT: There's growing money behind esports, growing professionalism. Let's talk about esports and television. We know
recently ESPN has dabbled in broadcasting esports, much to the chagrin of many traditional sports fans and ESPN show hosts, they were against it.
But do you think it's just a matter of time before esports become televised on channels like ESPN?
[08:25:09] GRAHAM: You know, as someone who has been involved with gaming on television before, and someone who has been involved with gaming
and esports now, which takes place on the internet. You know, you're truly talking about a terrestrial audience versus a global audience. And I think
when you think about it from that regard, we've got fans this weekend watching The International in China, in -- all over Southeast Asia, in
Latin America, in Japan, all over Europe, in the United States. And this is something that can be experienced that way by all of these individuals
because it's delivered via a global medium, it's delivered via online media.
And I think that because of the nature of competitive gaming and esports, they tend to be really long events. They tend to not necessarily
take commercial breaks. There is a lot of non-traditional things that go into the production of one of these large events.
So, for me personally, I'm not sure that television is the way to go. Where I think that television is important for esports is that television
offers the opportunity for it to become accepted in the mainstream.
LU STOUT: As you point out, esports is huge. I mean, hundreds of millions of people watch it, but to get fully mainstream, what else does it
need?
GRAHAM: One of the reasons esports has grown so much over the last three years is because we have a delivery method for video content that has
no boundaries. It doesn't matter where you live. It doesn't matter if you are a player in Pakistan who learns to play -- you can be discovered by a
team, because now people from all around the world are watching individual players around the country.
I've been in esports for 15 years and we lived through an era of about six or seven years where only individual countries really competed against
each other. So what the internet has done, and what online video has done, is it's allowed all of that to kind of come together.
Again, for me it comes down to esports is huge. Right now a lot of people are learning about it this weekend because there's an $18 million
prize purse on the line. But more than anything, I think the people who loved esports already and continue to support it and see it grow, they just
want other folks to accept that this is something that is real, it's here to stay and we hope that people take it seriously.
LU STOUT: And that's why we're reporting on it.
That was Marcus Graham, director of programming at Twitch.
Now esports is gaining acceptance in other ways. The U.S. government officially recognizes players of some competitive games as professional
athletes. League of Legends player Danny Lee was the first professional gamer to get a sports visa in 2013.
Also a major esport league announced last month it will start running doping tests on professional players to ensure the spirit of integrity in
esports.
You're watching News Stream. Still to come, the search is on for more clues around Reunion Island as investigators try to solve the mystery of
missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
[08:30:36] LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching News Stream. And these are your world headlines.
Now U.S. Republican frontrunner Donald Trump was center stage as the party's top 10 presidential hopefuls met face-to-face for their first
debate. The billionaire criticized Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. Now Trump also said he couldn't promise to
support the winner if he doesn't get the party nomination.
A powerful typhoon was forecast to slam directly into Taiwan on Saturday morning. Now reports (inaudible) waves on the eastern coast have
already swept away and killed two people. Now the storm is set to make a second landfall in southern China.
The death toll is rising from flooding across South Asia. Pakistani officials report that more than 160 people have died there in the disaster
while at least 88 people have been killed in Myanmar. The U.S. government has pledged more than half a million dollars to help Myanmar.
Now police in Bangladesh are investigating the brutal killing of a blogger in the capital Dhaka. It is the fourth such attack this year.
Now CNN's Sumnima Udas is tracking the story from our New Delhi bureau. She joins us now live.
And Sumnima, in Bangladesh, another secular blogger has been killed. What have you learned about this latest attack?
SUMNIMA UDAS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Kristie, it's becoming increasingly regular, unfortunately, in Bangladesh. The
fourth blogger so far. And there seems to be a clear pattern here as well. In all four cases, all four bloggers killed just this year, they were all
writing against Islamic fundamentalism. They were all killed out in the open very publicly. They were slaughtered, hacked to death with machetes
and cleavers.
So, this is a very disturbing trend, Kristie, and in this case the blogger was actually home right after his afternoon prayers when four to
five men, police say, went into his house and hacked him to death.
He used to write about women's rights. He used to write against communal violence, against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, but he often
wrote with a different name. So, this is a -- this is something that bloggers in Bangladesh have often showed concern about, that a lot of these
bloggers are writing with different names, yet they are being found, they are being identified and they are being attacked. Why is this happening?
Well, the Reporters Without Borders actually said that a group in Bangladesh put out a hitlist of about 84 bloggers that they want to attack.
This could be because there's been a series of protests that students and bloggers have been organizing in Bangladesh against war crimes from 1971.
This was a war that Bangladesh fought against Pakistan.
So there could be a link here. But still, very, very unclear, but a very disturbing trend, Kristie.
LU STOUT: Sumnima Udas reporting on yet another blogger targeted and killed brutally in Bangladesh. Thank you, Sumnima.
Now a source close to the investigation on Reunion Island tells CNN that no other relevant objects that could possibly be related to the MH370
investigation have been handed over to them in the last few days. Our Asia Pacific editor joins us now from Kuala Lumpur.
And Andrew, a lot to get to. That update that we're hearing from investigation authorities, and also what you've been learning from
Malaysian authorities about the proof it has in regards to that wing component.
ANDREW STEVENS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Kristie. There's been a lot of controversy around this statement, which
came out first yesterday from the Malaysians saying that there was new debris, which was subsequently sort of ignored almost in reunion and in
France.
Well, I spoke to the Malaysian transport minister today, and I asked him exactly what this debris is and how they know that it is relevant to
the hunt for 370.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
LIOW TIONG LAI, MALAYSIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER: These debris are all aircraft materials -- window pane materials, the cushion materials. So,
once we collect it, immediately we hand over to the military police, because they are the one escort them. And they are the one who is in
charge of the areas.
STEVENS: Are you sure this is aircraft grade material, as you say? How do you nkow?
LAI: Yeah, these are all the experts from the technical side, from the Malaysian team. And they train in these areas. So they will be able
to identify whether it's aircraft materials or whether it's a cushion aircraft materials. So we trust in the expert.
And more important thing is to verify whether it belong to MH370. Definitely we cannot be certain it's from 370, but it is aircraft
materials.
[11:35:16] STEVENS: On Thursday morning the prime minister told the nation that you had conclusively confirmed that the flaperon is part of
MH370. Yet, there is much more caution from other investigative teams. How are you so sure that this flaperon is actually from 370?
LAI: We found out that the flaperon maintenance seal is actually match with the mass maintenance record. And this is crucial.
And also, the color tone and some other technical spec of the flaperon match it mass maintenance record.
So we -- with this, we are very certain that this flaperon is belong to MH370
STEVENS: 100 percent certain.
LAI: Yeah, we are certain. 100 percent certain it's belong to MH370.
But we respect -- we respect French team to further analyze and further verify.
STEVENS: Given the huge sensitivities surrounding this flaperon, whether or not it is linked to 370 and what it means for the families of
those on board, why didn't you wait until everybody was fully 100 percent certain rather than go ahead without that full support from other
investigators?
LAI: I must mention that most of the investigators are convinced that it is belong to MH370. And we are all in the same direction, that we have
confirming -- we are confirming this MH370.
STEVENS: But other investigators are saying it's a high probability as opposed to conclusive confirmation.
LAI: It's a choice of words.
STEVENS: But is it a choice of words, or do they have doubts?
LAI: Well, as I have said, they want to further verify it. They can go ahead. And Malaysia is supporting it. But for Malaysia, that we are
very convinced that is MH370.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
STEVENS: Malaysian transport minister there Kristie.
And the mystery, though, still is very relevant. I mean,the Malaysians are standing by the fact that they did hand this new debris,
these new pieces, to investigators, to the military police as they've said, the gendarme in Reunion. But it doesn't seem that it's been received, at
least not officially, theyr'e saying.
So, there is still very much a mystery here, but Malaysia is sticking by, very much sticking by, its story.
LU STOUT: Yeah, very much a mystery as Malaysian officials express certainty about what they have found. But many family members very, very
skeptical.
Andrew Stevens reporting live from KL, thank you.
Now the closely watched U.S. jobs report. It has just been released. And the U.S. economy added 215,000 jobs in July. That's only slightly less
than analysts had expected.
Now a CNN Money survey predicted 216,000 new jobs. And the U.S. jobless rate is steady at 5.3 percent.
Now it was a love fest at The Daily Show on Thursday night as former reporters and guests of the show paid emotional tributes to Jon Stewart.
We'll recap the night for you next.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
LU STOUT: Welcome back.
Now after 16 years as host of the popular TV show The Daily Show, Jon Stewart said goodbye. he ended his final program surrounded by guests who
have helped define the popular satirical news cast.
And CNN's Brian Stelter went to the bittersweet farewell episode.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
[08:30:02] STEWART: This is the most beautiful place I've ever been.
BRIAN STELTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: An emotional night for the 16 year veteran of razor sharp satirical comedy.
STEWART: Thank you. Good night.
STELTER: Jon Stewart, signing off with an all-star lineup.
STEWART: Riggle (ph), what are you doing? Put me down Riggle (ph)?
JOHN OLIVER, COMEDIAN: Working here meant the world to me.
STEVE CARREL, COMEDIAN/ACTOR: Tonight, I heart Huckabee.
STELTER: Turning the tables, the ones he made fun of the most.
CHRIS CHRISTIE, GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY: I'll never forget you, Jon, but I will be trying.
HILLARY CLINTON. FRM. SECRETARY OF STATE: And just when I'm running for president.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, (R) ARIZONA: I'm Jon Stewart. I'm dumb. I'm stupid. Nah, nah, nah.
So long, joker.
STELTER: Even our very own.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Jon, I just don't know what to say.
STELTER: Took a shot at the cable news critic.
STEWART: The best defense against (EXPLETIVE DELTED) is vigilance.
STELTER: Stewart, not leaving without some profanity laden wisdom.
STEWART: PATRIOT Act, because are you scared enough to let me look at all your phone records act? Doesn't sell.
So whenever something has been titled, Freedom, Family, Fairness, Health, America, take a good long sniff. Chances are it's been
manufactured a facility may contain traces of (EXPLETIVE DELTED)
STELTER: But it wouldn't have been a finale.
STEPHEN COLBERT, COMEDIAN: Jon, one of us is adult sized and does not have hairy toes.
STELTER: Without late night cable colleague and close friend Stephen Colbert.
STEWART: I just want to say that I am so touched that everybody could be here tonight. And...
COLBERT: Me too, Jon. Is there a party or anything? Because I brought a lot of people from CBS.
STELTER: And just when Stewart thought they were going to commercial.
COLBERT: We're not quite done.
STEWART: Don't do this.
COLBERT: Just a moment, Jon.
No, you can't stop anyone, because they don't work for you anymore. Huge mistake, Jon.
STEWART: Please, don't do this.
COLBERT: It'll be quick if you just hold still.
STELTER: Colbert put all jokes aside with this heartwarming speech.
COLBERT: You are infuriatingly good at your job. OK. All of us. All of us, who were lucky enough to work with you -- and you can edit this
out later -- all of us who were lucky enough to work with you for 16 years are better at our jobs because we got to watch you do yours.
STELTER: Stewart visibly emotional.
COLBERT: And it's almost over. I know you are not asking for this, but on behalf of so many people whose lives you've changed over the past 16
years, thank you.
STELTER: Joining him on stage, his entire on air team.
STEWART: That's our show. I thank you so much for the privilege of being able to perform it for you, for the privilege of being able to do it,
and so here it is. My moment of zen.
(MUSIC)
STELTER: Bruce Springsteen closing out the hourlong Daily Show with his song land of hope and dreams.
The lyrics, "you don't know where you're going now, but you know you won't be back."
(END VIDEOTAPE)
LU STOUT: Man, we're going to miss him.
Now that is News Stream. I'm Kristie Lu Stout. But don't go anywhere. World Sport with Alex Thomas is next.
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