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CNN Speaks To A Daughter Looking For Missing Parents; Two Dead, One Missing After Grand Canyon Flooding; Duane Davis Found Guilty Of First- Degree Murder; Global Bonds Sell Off As Middle East Conflict Escalates; A Bipartisan Backlash Against Data Centers Shakes Up The Midterms; DHS Launches Investigation Surge, Citing Alleged Voter Fraud; Supreme Court Lets Trump Keep Building White House Ballroom; New U.S. Strikes On IRGC Targets In Iran; Aired 12-1p ET
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ZAIN ASHER, CNN ANCHOR: All right. Coming to you live from New York, I'm Zain Asher.
BIANNA GOLODRYGA, CNN ANCHOR: And I'm Bianna Golodryga. The second hour of "One World" starts right now.
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WILL RIPLEY, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Rescuers found her two and a half days or 60 hours after the flood, between two battered buildings
wedged in an air pocket that allowed her to survive.
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GOLODRYGA: Her parents thought she was swept away. Some 60 hours later, the five-year-old was found by rescuers. CNN is speaking to her family
exclusively.
ASHER: And 30 years of questions, decided on in a matter of hours. Now that Duane Davis has been convicted of the murder of Tupac Shakur, what happens
next?
GOLODRYGA: And later, a brand-new era. Tim Cook has officially passed the baton, and now it's John Ternus' turn. Experts say, he knows Apple to its
core.
All right. A new threat is emerging in the Himalayas. China's Ministry of Water Resources is warning that glaciers in Nepal could still collapse,
raising the risk of another disaster in a region already devastated by last week's floods.
ASHER: Yes. The warning comes as the full-scale of that disaster is still coming into focus. The latest death toll in Nepal and China has risen to
more than 1,000, while authorities estimate that more than 4,400 people are still missing across both countries.
GOLODRYGA: We're also getting a terrifying new look at the moment the flash flood hit Nepal. We want to warn you that this may be difficult to watch.
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GOLODRYGA: This area, one of the many, devastated by flood waters.
And the desperate search continues for scores of workers feared trapped alive inside Nepal's hydropower tunnels. Around 900 workers are still
missing at various hydropower projects that run along the Trishuli River.
ASHER: Yes. That search also hampered by the fact that contact has still not been established with some of the hardest hit areas. Major road and
bridge damage, which may take weeks to fix, is also restricting access as well. And that damage is making an already desperate situation even more
urgent with aid workers struggling to reach tens of thousands of people who need water, food, sanitation and other support.
GOLODRYGA: It's a story that's played out over thousands of times the last week, a family desperately searching for someone last heard from the day of
the floods.
ASHER: Our Anderson Cooper spoke with an American woman who came to Nepal to find her parents she said that they were on a pilgrimage to Tibet before
tragedy struck.
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ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): Last Wednesday morning, Ramesh Sharma and his wife, Neelam, New Yorkers, were getting ready to cross into
Tibet on a Hindu pilgrimage with five other Americans including Amita Amin, and Tejal Patel.
Their guide, Abhishekh Singh, called his wife and Kathmandu, saying they were about to go through immigration. A little more than 30 minutes later,
this happened. The border crossing was obliterated.
I spoke with the Sharma's daughter, Radhika, a doctor and her brother, Akash, in North Carolina. She was already planning to come to Kathmandu.
RADHIKA SHARMA, PARENTS MISSING IN NEPAL: My plan is to first go to the embassies, talk to them. And then from there, maybe go to the different
hospitals.
COOPER (voice-over): She arrived Sunday with her husband, Puzhan (ph), a family friend, brought them to the small upstairs office of Trekking
Planner, the tour company that organized her parents' visit.
COOPER: How are you holding up?
SHARMA: I've had ups and downs, kind of just fluctuates, honestly. It is nice to be here with people who are like also directly affected by this.
COOPER (voice-over): Dikshya Lamichhane runs the company.
DIKSHYA LAMICHHANE, OWNER, TREKKING PLANNER: So, here's my husband.
COOPER (voice-over): Her husband, Abhishekh, was Radhika's parents' guide. He and two other guides are also missing.
LAMICHHANE: He got a tattoo.
COOPER: Wow. It's amazing tattoo.
LAMICHHANE His whole back, one leg. He is a Chelsea fan. I have given all the information about him because he got a lot of tattoos. So, it will be
very easy to identify him. We have been to everywhere to check the bodies.
COOPER: You've been to the hospitals or the morgue?
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LAMICHHANE: Yes.
COOPER: You're hopeful, but you also --
LAMICHHANE: Yes, still checking every -- every place.
SHARMA: Of course, our hope is that if they heard the alarms and the warnings, they either drove or they ran. And we're still waiting for that
answer.
COOPER (voice-over): On the street outside, a Hindu procession passes by. Radhika and Puzhan will head to the embassy and then hospitals and the
morgue.
COOPER: We're saying that inside, that part of being here, it helps because there's others who are in the same situation.
SHARMA: Yes. Because then I know, I know I'm not going through this by myself. There are other people who are affected and we will all get through
it together.
COOPER (voice-over): Anderson Cooper, CNN, Kathmandu.
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ASHER: Heartbreaking.
All right. Two people have died and one is still missing after a flash flood hit the Grand Canyon in the U.S. over the weekend. Rushing waters
washed out foot bridges and campgrounds as towering cliffs turned into raging waterfalls.
Dan Evans was hiking in the Grand Canyon when he captured video of rising flood waters. Evans was flown out by helicopter. He described the moment he
heard the floods approaching. Take a listen.
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DAN EVANS, WITNESSED GRAND CANYON FLOOD: It sounded like a train, which is unusual for the canyon. You know, it's pretty quiet down there generally.
And it just sounded like boulders were falling down the canyon. Like maybe a train was coming and it was getting closer and closer.
By the time I got up and could -- had the creek in my view, it was full of mud and debris. The water was completely brown and it risen probably a
couple feet already. And it was -- it was alarming.
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GOLODRYGA: CNN's Marybel Gonzalez joins us live now from Arizona.
And that's just one of the harrowing stories there when you hear about how this happens so quickly. Just what are you learning and what are you
hearing today?
MARYBEL GONZALEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes. Zain and Bianna, well, if you take a look around me, it's very difficult to really take in the fact that
this is such a picturesque view of the Grand Canyon. And that this is the same place where tragedy stuck just a couple days ago.
As you mentioned, flash floods killed two people, two friends who were here visiting the park, trying to enjoy days of exploration and fishing
together. One of those victims we know is John Giusti. He's a chiropractor from Texas. We're told this was the first time that he was going to be
embarking on such a hiking journey.
The second victim is Brent Rosenkranz. He is confirmed dead by his wife who posted on social media that she was forever grateful for all the people who
have shown their support for this family going through such a difficult time right now. She said they had just celebrated their 21st anniversary.
And they have three kids together.
We do know now that the third person that is unaccounted for, that search for them is underway right now. Yesterday, conditions were pretty rough,
but today, they have resumed. So luckily, they're able to resume those searches. They're using drones, as well as specialized search and rescue
teams to help locate that person.
And according to the "Associated Press," that third person could be a third friend that was accompanying those two fatal victims that we mentioned just
moments ago.
Now, we know that it's very possible that this disaster could have started well before this weekend. The Dragon Bravo Fire affected this area, the 4th
of July holiday last year. We know that it burned for several days, affecting a large portion of territory during that process.
And we know with the fire like that, that leaves behind lots of burned scars. And officials then had warned at the risk of flash flooding that
could very well happen flash floods such as the ones that we saw this weekend.
GOLODRYGA: I mean, that is what is so terrifying about this because as you noted, Marybel, right behind you, picturesque and in a moment's notice,
tragedy and horror can ensue and then these two -- these two victims, our thoughts are with them and their families. Thank you.
ASHER: All right. Turning now to a verdict 30 years in the making. Sentencing for Duane "Keffe D" Davis is expected to take place next month
after a Las Vegas jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur.
GOLODRYGA: It took the jury just shy of three hours to convict the ex-gang leader after weeks of testimony.
The prosecution's case relied heavily on Davis' own words over the years. And Davis has spoken about his role in the shootings in interviews as well.
And he even wrote about it in his memoir. Davis asked the judge for an appeal.
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ASHER: Yes. As the court clerk read the verdict, Shakur's family could hardly contain their emotions. His sister quietly cried while other
relatives clasped hands and embraced.
One Tupac fan tells us he wasn't prepared to hear the guilty verdict after such a short deliberation.
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DERRICK LEE STANTON JR., TUPAC FAN AND FORMER MEMBER OF DIGITAL UNDERGROUND: I'm not going to lie, I was kind of leaning towards not
guilty, just because it felt kind of weird that it was that quick. Like we're just having lunch when we first went out, so it was like you guys are
deliberating over lunch. But at the end of the day, when I sit back and really analyze it, Duane Davis convicted itself, y'all.
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GOLODRYGA: Jurors in the closely watched Lindsay Clancy murder trial, however, have told the judge that they are deadlocked and cannot come to a
unanimous decision, this on day four of deliberations.
The judge directed the jury to continue deliberations to try and break the impasse. The jury of nine women and three men must decide if Clancy is
criminally responsible for killing her three children.
Her defense argues that she cannot be held responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
ASHER: For more on this, let's bring in attorney and legal affairs commentator, Areva Martin.
So, Areva, we've got two trials that we're covering here. And obviously, you and I have spoken about the Tupac trial before, I guess I've got to
start on that. And then we can move on to the Clancy trial.
So, just in terms of the verdict here, I think it caught a lot of people by surprise, because obviously, in terms of Tupac, the -- the sort of
instruction that jurors are given is, of course, beyond a reasonable doubt. That is the main thing, beyond a reasonable doubt.
And in this particular case, as it pertains to Tupac, there was no DNA evidence, there was no murder weapon, there were no eyewitnesses. You just
had Duane Davis' own words. That is it. And yet, that was enough for the jury to say, this man is guilty. Did that surprise you?
AREVA MARTIN, ATTORNEY AND LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMENTATOR: I'm surprised by the verdict. I am a little surprised at how quickly the jurors came back with
that verdict. And you're right, this was a case of circumstantial evidence. There wasn't any direct evidence, but oftentimes, prosecutors can't get a
conviction, even in a serious murder case on the basis of circumstantial evidence.
And unlike many cases, this is a case where the words of the defendant carried a lot of weight. And the jurors heard those words. They heard them
in the 2008 audio tapes, where he was giving his version of events to law enforcement in Los Angeles, where he talked about orchestrating the murder,
getting the gun from a former associate of Sean Combs, and giving that gun to his nephew who was in the backseat of that white Cadillac that we heard
so much about during the trial.
We heard a very similar story told by Duane "Keffe" Davis in that memoir that he wrote in 2019 in a series of podcasts and interviews that he did to
promote his book.
So, know to a statement then that made by Tupac's relative, that this is a case where Davis' own words led to his prosecution and ultimately his
conviction.
GOLODRYGA: Areva, let me turn to the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, where the jury just told the judge that they are deadlocked now after roughly 18
hours of deliberating. The judge sent them back to continue deliberating them.
Their only evidence, requested evidence in four days of deliberations was to see the knife and the pill bottles tied to her own suicide attempt.
Nothing related to the murder of her children.
What does that tell you perhaps as you're reading the tea leaves as to where any disagreement may lie?
MARTIN: I think that tells us a lot about this jury. And clearly, this jury was not able to come to an agreement in terms of a conviction. And those
two pieces of evidence that they requested to see, I think go to state of mind. I think they wanted to know, how serious was this suicide attempt?
What did this knife look like? Was this, you know, a butter knife? Or was this a -- a sharp bladed knife?
And what kind of medication was she taking? And, you know, what was possibly the relationship between that medication and her attempt at
suicide, as well as, you know, the admission that she made, or the admission about the killing of her three kids?
I'm not surprised though that after four days, the jury still hasn't been able to reach a verdict. This is a very, very complicated case. Over 300
pieces of evidence were introduced, you know, countless numbers of witnesses took the witness stand, including expert psychiatrists who gained
very conflicting information about her state of mind and about her condition following, you know, the birth of her three children.
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ASHER: And that as I mentioned, we are toggling back and forth between these two cases. So just sort of going back to Tupac Shakur, we do get
sentencing soon. Walk us through what the judge is going to take into account when he decides, you know, the sentencing for this particular case.
I mean, especially because it's been 30 years, that this man has essentially been free in terms of not being -- not being convicted for this
particular case. And then also the fact that, you know, these were his own words.
MARTIN: Yes. Like any sentencing hearing, we're going to get to hear a victim impact statements. So members of Tupac Shakur's family are likely to
take the stand and tell the judge about what the murder of Tupac Shakur meant to them personally and to their family and to their community.
I think we're going to hear some very, very emotional testimony from his relatives about how long they agonize, how long they hold that someone
would be held accountable.
I think we have to put into perspective how young Tupac was. He was only 25 years old when he was murdered. He had such a huge impact, not only on the
hip-hop community, the rap community, but on African-American community as a whole. He was seen by many as not just an artist, but as a social justice
warrior.
So, I think we're going to hear a lot about the tremendous impact that he had on his family and his community from his family members that will give
those impact statements. And those statements, I think, will impact the judge and the decision.
My guess is that Duane Davis probably dies in prison. I can't imagine him getting anything less than 20 years from this judge. And he's already a 63-
year-old man. So, we're talking about a considerable amount of prison time, potentially for someone who's already in the early 60s.
GOLODRYGA: And to that point, as he was convicted by the jury, he -- Duane Davis was quick to say he is seeking an appeal. The judge then responded
that that is his right, but after sentencing occurs, given that this was a three-hour jury deliberation on nothing but this own man's account, as they
noted, a 30-year murder, 30 years ago that this murder took place, no DNA, no evidence, no key witnesses here.
Is this a kind of case that an appellate jury or court may pick apart? Like what is the standing here in terms of his prospects of winning an appeal?
MARTIN: Well, Bianna, the big issue for appeal in this case is going to center on that proper, that audiotape that was admitted by the judge where
we could hear Duane Davis giving his account of what happened that night in Las Vegas.
And you also heard on that audiotape these law enforcement agents in Saint -- in Los Angeles saying that it was a confidential communication. It was a
confidential meeting. And that nothing he said would be used against him.
Davis' lawyer argued, in various motions before the court, before the trial started, to try to keep that audiotape out of the evidence, to keep that
proper away from the jurors.
So, we always knew that the admission of that audiotape was going to be the subject of appeal. And I suspect the appellate court may take issue with
the trial court admitting that, particularly given the statement that we heard telling him that this would not be used against him.
ASHER: All right. Areva Martin, thank you. Thank you. Two major cases that we've been following. Appreciate your perspective on them.
All right. Still to come on "One World," inflation worries during a number on bond yields and Wall Street investors worrying what central banks might
do with interest rates. All of that and more ahead.
GOLODRYGA: Plus, fast-fashion retailer, Shein, makes its long-awaited market debut in Hong Kong, the results, just ahead.
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ASHER: All right. Global bond yields are touching their highest levels in decades. Investors are dumping bonds and pushing yields higher over
concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks will raise interest rates this month.
The yields on government bonds help dictate interest rates across the economy.
CNN's Anna Stewart joins us live now with more of what's happening in the bond market.
So, you've got bond yields essentially hitting multi-decade highs. They're being sold. Just walk us through what that means for the just the level of
anxiety that people are feeling, investors are feeling.
ANNA STEWART, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Investors and also all of us, of course, because if interest rates are all heading higher, that only means one thing
for our mortgages and our loans, everything is about to get more expensive.
Bond yields have been rising in recent weeks, but now we're seeing sort of record highs. I mean, just today, Japan's 10-year bond has hit to the
highest level for 30 years. It's a similar story for the U.K. 30-year bond.
And why is this? Well, sparked really by the escalation in the conflict in Iran, between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend, that has certainly raised
oil prices. And it looks like oil prices will be higher for longer. There's no signs that the Strait of Hormuz, for instance, will be sort of reopened
generally to traffic anytime soon.
Now, oil prices push up inflation, not just oil inflation, not just as sort of directly your fuel for your car or for a plane, but also, of course,
just in how everything is transported around the world. What good do we buy that isn't at some point transported with fuel?
So, that rising cost means that central banks are going to have to tame down inflation. And increasingly, it looks like that will be done by
interest rate hikes. And possibly sooner than many investors thought. There may be more hikes to come and sooner to come as well.
So, that is why people are dumping bonds. Investors decided they don't want bonds that pushes up the yield.
And in addition to this, we're also looking at an environment right now where governments around the world are holding huge amounts of debt. We're
talking the biggest debt load since the financial crisis.
Currently, the U.S. is holding $40 trillion worth of debt, a figure that is really quite hard to comprehend. It's worth sort of the -- the value of the
next five economies, biggest economies in the world put together.
And the third reason, perhaps, for bond yields being a bit higher, is also this A.I. boom we're always talking about and just how much money companies
are borrowing at the moment to build out A.I.
Now, that means it kind of crowds out the environment for investors when it comes to debt. Many people are, of course, investing in that A.I. build
out.
However, with inflation rising, with interest rates heading in one direction, it would appear, all of these costs are going to get more
expensive. Borrowing isn't just more expensive for governments, it's going to be more expensive for companies. And unfortunately, more expensive for
all of us.
ASHER: Ending on a positive note there, Anna. Thank you so much. Appreciate it.
GOLODRYGA: We're all in it together. All right, Anna. Thank you.
Well, fast-fashion giant, Shein, made its long-awaited market debut in Hong Kong today. Shares fell by nearly 10 percent before ending the day flat.
That closing price values the retailer at just above $26 billion.
It's far cry from its peak valuation of nearly $100 billion in 2022. The drop shows investor concerns about business prospects, geopolitical
pressure, and questions about Shein's sustainability and labor practices.
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ASHER: Yes. New penalties are now taking effect in France as the country cracks down on fast-fashion. The fees are part of a law passed in June
targeting sites like Shein and Temu over concerns about overproduction and environmental waste.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Still to come on "One World," a technological innovation that will boost economic development or a dangerous energy
draining? Ahead, we'll look at data centers in America and where the U.S. president stands.
ASHER: And the government calls it's preventing both a fraud. Critics say it's an attempt though to interfere in the midterm elections. Ahead, we'll
tell you about a sweeping new effort by the Department of Homeland Security that begins today.
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GOLODRYGA: All right. Welcome back to "One World." I'm Bianna Golodryga.
ASHER: And I'm Zain Asher.
It may be the one issue uniting Americans in a nation that is politically fractured. And now data centers have become a surprisingly contentious
topic for the November midterms. Among the concerns, massive water and energy demands that would not only strain local infrastructure but could
also drive up utility bills as well.
But despite the overwhelming negative perception, President Trump is strongly defending data centers, arguing that communities that don't want
them will end up being, in his words, backwards and poor.
GOLODRYGA: He also warns that China could not be happier with the anti-data center movement in the U.S.
CNN's Kevin Liptak joins us live from Washington.
So, the president is not hedging here, Kevin. He's made it clear which side he's on. And that is more data centers, what these big A.I. companies are -
- are pushing for.
How is this going to resonate politically for some of the more vulnerable Republicans up for election in the midterms?
KEVIN LIPTAK, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: I mean, you already hear some Republicans with real anxiety about what the president is trying to
stake out here. He's completely at odds with where most Americans are.
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You know, recent polls have shown as high as 70 percent of Americans say that they don't want these data centers built near their own communities.
And the president's message is essentially just get over it that this is happening and that it's best to get on board so that the U.S. doesn't fall
behind China in this information race.
And so I think that there will be an enormous amount of anxiety among Republicans that the president seems to be staking out this position that
is so crosswise with so many of the American public.
And you have already seen how this has affected various midterm races around the country. You've seen Republicans and Democrats alike, both
trying to run away from the data center issue, but also trying to label their opponents as supportive of it.
You know, the place where it's probably most noticeable is in Ohio, the Republican incumbent, Jon Husted, has been just hammered by his opponent,
Sherrod Brown, as being overly supportive of building some of these facilities in Ohio.
And in fact, the Senate Republicans' campaign arm actually put out a memo telling A.I. companies that they have a real problem here and that this is
a real anchor around Husted's neck as he tries to run a free -- reelection.
And you've also seen Republicans around the country who were once much more supportive of data centers and of A.I. build out really backing away from
it. You've seen that in Texas where the governor, Governor Abbott, has issued a moratorium on construction of these new facilities in a way that
he was completely supportive of them only -- only months ago.
And so clearly, the political tide has been turning against data centers for some time now. But President Trump has made pretty explicit that he
wants to see very rapid build out. He has loosened some of the restrictions around data centers around the country.
And I think it's also worth pointing out that many of the companies who are building these have been supporters of his. They've donated to his
ballroom. They donated to some Trump-aligned Super PACs. And so he is clearly heading in that direction.
Now, it was interesting to hear what the vice president, J.D. Vance, said about this issue yesterday when he was asked about it. He said that in his
view, the backlash has come where he says building a data center means higher utility and higher electricity for people on the ground. And that if
those concerns can be mitigated, that in his view, it wouldn't be as big an issue.
But I think in reality, the concerns that voters have, yes, they are having to do with utilities in the environment. But they also see what data
centers represent, which is potential job losses because of A.I., potential take over by machines of careers that people are doing right now. And so I
think you'd still see a White House that is struggling to grapple with this issue politically.
What you've seen the president do is trying to put into place these new announcements where A.I. companies and the people running the data centers
would have to pay for their own electricity and, in fact, put more electricity back into the grid.
But that hasn't really done much to reverse the tide of public opinion. That has only been going in one direction, even after the president made
some of those announcements.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Kevin Liptak, live from Washington for us. Thank you, Kevin.
ASHER: All right. Experts have repeatedly said that there is no widespread evidence of voter fraud in the United States. Despite that, with just over
60 days to go until the crucial midterm elections, the Department of Homeland Security is launching what it's calling a voter fraud
investigation surge starting today.
GOLODRYGA: It all comes as Republicans are locked in a tight battle to retain control of Congress. And as critics accused Donald Trump, who was
indicted on felony charges for working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election of trying to interfere in the upcoming vote.
CNN's Priscilla Alvarez has more.
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PRISCILLA ALVAREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The Department of Homeland Security has accelerated its efforts into investigating voter fraud as part of the
president's broader crusade on this issue.
Already, for example, the Department of Homeland Security has pushed states to share their voter roles for audit and among other measures.
And in this case, we're learning that starting today, HSI, which is under the agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is going to launch a quote,
coordinated criminal voter fraud surge initiative to pursue investigative leads, conduct field interviews, and support timely prosecutorial review
according to guidance that we reviewed.
Now, offices in nine states will be following investigative leads. Those include, for example, Washington, Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia, California,
Pennsylvania, Nevada, New York, and Connecticut.
Now, of course, the timing of this is notable. It is only a few months shy of the midterm elections.
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And generally, federal governments have tried to avoid any overt investigations into elections or while elections are on the horizon for
fear of any sort of chilling effect.
Now, that has been the Justice Department's policy. And in this case, it's the Department of Homeland Security that is investigating. And they're not
obligated to follow that policy. And there are exceptions for exceptional circumstances. And the department has been in this ongoing effort of
rooting out what they say is voter fraud.
Now, in a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said the following quote, while ICE Homeland Security investigations is not able to comment on
any active investigations, HSI is actively rooting out and investigating election fraud wherever it can be found.
They went on to say that under President Trump, HSI is committed to restoring integrity to our election systems and ensuring that American
citizens and only American citizens are electing American leaders.
Now, it's worth noting, of course, that experts say that there is no evidence of election or rather widespread voter fraud that has occurred in
recent elections.
However, the administration is continuing to tout their work on this and pushing forward with it. Late last week, for example, they also announced
the arrest of a Honduran national, who they say, falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen and registered to vote.
So, this continues to be a big effort by the administration and clearly one the Department of Homeland Security is going to be a central force in. Back
to you.
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GOLODRYGA: Our thanks to Priscilla Alvarez.
ASHER: All right. Construction of Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom can continue, thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. Monday's five-four majority ruling came from the court's conservative justices with one notable exception, the Chief Justice, John
Roberts.
Trump says he's pleased with the result. The preservation group that brought the case says it agrees with the Chief Justice's dissent and calls
the construction unlawful.
CNN's Betsy Klein reports.
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BETSY KLEIN, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: This lawsuit over President Trump's sprawling 90,000 square foot ballroom project began last year and
made its way all the way to the Supreme Court.
The challenge came from a preservation group, the National Trust for Historic Preservation. They wanted construction to halt.
And the crux of this legal issue here isn't the ballroom structure itself, or even the demolition of the East Wing last year, it's the processes that
President Trump ignored along the way, namely securing approval from Congress.
The Supreme Court ruling on Monday that President Trump can proceed with the construction. This marks a major victory for President Trump and will
likely give him the time he needs to largely complete construction on this project, even as the litigation continues.
It was a five-four ruling. And notably, the court's conservative Chief Justice, John Roberts, penned the dissent along with three of the court's
liberal justices. He wrote that the construction is, quote, likely unlawful.
But the court is not opining here on whether the ballroom itself is legal. A majority says that the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely
cannot sue over this project, but this is not yet over. The litigation is going to continue to play out over months.
Now, for President Trump, he used this as a foundation of his legacy as president. He's a former real estate developer. He's made this a major
priority. He has also said that this project is a national security imperative.
The site sits atop a six-story deep bunker that he says is going to be state of the art. Now, work we have seen move at a remarkable speed. The
superstructure is expected to be completed in the coming months in November, according to court filings.
Those filings also say that a 250-person crew has been working 20-hour days, seven days a week. And it is now 65 percent of the way done. So,
we'll have to watch how all of this plays out.
Betsy Klein, CNN, in Washington.
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ASHER: All right. Still to come on "One World," the end of an era. Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's CEO, where we're talking about his legacy and
who's replacing him, after the break.
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ASHER: All right. Let's take a look here at your business breakout. The Dow, NASDAQ, and the S&P 500 all down almost. And many -- many, and
obviously, one percent. This is your business breakout.
GOLODRYGA: There's another clue that the U.S. Federal Reserve may hike interest rates. And Governor Michael Barr said earlier today that if
inflation doesn't cool quickly, he would back a rates increase.
The decision could be made as soon as the Fed's September 15th monetary policy meeting. Inflation is currently at 3.4 percent, but the Fed wants it
at two percent.
ASHER: The Federal Trade Commission and 22 U.S. states are suing Amazon. They say the retail giant is overcharging businesses to advertise on its
platform. Amazon lets businesses bid on ad space, but the super claims the company has manipulated the auction results to charge them more. Amazon
denies the allegations.
GOLODRYGA: And following footsteps of Madonna and Prince, the artist formerly known as Miley Cyrus has dropped her last name from all of her
social media accounts, at least.
Miley recently revealed she's working on her 10th album, so that may have something to do with the name change.
ASHER: And a changing -- speaking of change, a changing of the God at a multi-trillion-dollar company. Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO after
15 years at a helm of one of the most valuable and recognized companies in the world.
GOLODRYGA: And, of course, Cook had big shoes to fill when he took over in 2011. His predecessor, Steve Jobs, is widely recognized as a global
innovator years ahead of his time.
Yet, Cook has forged his own path, catapulting Apple to new heights. And he'll be remembered most for making the iPhone a part of our daily lives.
I've got not one, but two here on set with me.
ASHER: As the John Ternus' era begins today, it's the hardware engineer who has big shoes to fill himself. He'll have his first big moment as CEO just
days from now when Apple is set to reveal some of its big changes to its smartphones. Ternus also has to steer the company through other challenges,
including how to embrace artificial intelligence.
GOLODRYGA: So, let's pick up on that point, time for The Exchange now. We want to take a closer look at the massive changes at Apple. David Katzmaier
is the editor-in-chief of CNET.
David, changing of the guard, for sure. Cook took a company worth about $350 million in 2011 and handed it over where it's worth that I believe $4
trillion is the market value today.
But his big test may still be ahead of him, and that is his bet on A.I. And instead of building the company and investing the company's own A.I.
network, and if they did that, obviously they would be far behind their competitors, they're instead or he's instead choosing to lease it from
Google.
How do you think that's going to, in the least short to mid-term, sit with investors?
DAVID KATZMAIER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, CNET: I think that remains to be seen. I mean, again, Apple's got a big portfolio. And A.I. is not their only bet.
You know, they have a ton of hardware and services. Their services division, in particular, is incredibly popular. And that's part of Cook's
legacy as he, you know, leaves the company and turns it over to John Ternus, who's more of a product guy.
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Yes, AI will remain a challenge, but there's also additional challenges that Ternus faces, including, you know, increased grant prices, which are
going to increase product prices across the board, not just for Apple.
ASHER: And just in terms of Cook's legacy, I mean, we were saying, as we were about to sort of introduce you, that when you think of Steve Jobs,
obviously, he was a phenomenal innovator, just in terms of coming up with the range of hardware that Apple has known for today.
You know, you can't really compete with that, right? You're not going to be Steve Jobs at this. It's virtually impossible to even sort of think like
him.
But what Tim Cook did do was ensure that the iPhone becomes a part of our everyday life. That is -- that is what he sort of seemed to focus on. How
did he do that?
KATZMAIER: Well, you're absolutely right. I think it's fair to say that, you know, Jobs launched the iPhone, but, you know, Cook made sure it
dominated.
So, you know, again, he used the kind of integration, Tim Cook's use of services to essentially make the iPhone, the kind of thing that you can't
live without, and then expanded that web of hardware to include watches, to include air pods, even things like air tags, all which launched under
Cook's tenure.
So, you know, there was some less, you know, successful products that -- that Tim Cook launched, including the Vision Pro, HomePod. But, you know,
mostly he concentrated on expanding the reach of these existing products, the services and integrations, services that launched under Cook included
Apple Pay, Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, it's streaming service, Apple Fitness Plus, services accounted for $105 billion of Apple's revenue last
year. And that's up from, you know, just a tiny fraction of that in 2011 when Cook took over.
And there's 1.5 billion paid subscriptions across the platform already that Apple announced in June.
So, again, he's taken kind of these devices and expanded the software, expanded the essential sort of things you do every day. Like I use Apple
Pay pretty much every day instead of a Wallet Now, and that's -- you can chuck that up to Tim Cook's legacy.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. I use it every single day too. It is so convenient. You could add that to one of Steve Jobs' legacy hallmarks, was a seamless
transition to his successor and that being Tim Cook.
Another investment and bet that Tim Cook has made over his tenure is that of China. What does that look like longer term as relations continue to, I
guess, be challenged between both the United States and China and the West and China? I mean, just the -- the factory production alone there is
significant.
What are some of the risks that this new CEO may face walking into geopolitical investments?
KATZMAIER: Yes. There is certainly some -- some large geopolitical risks that Ternus is going to have to contend with.
But, you know, Cook did a really good job of kind of laying the foundation. So, if you go back to when he took over, he set a huge influence in culture
and politics, Tim Cook.
So, for example, he came out as gay in 2015. He spoke against discrimination throughout his tenure. And he donated to the Clinton
campaign early in his tenure as well. In 2016, he was even considered a potential running mate for Hillary Clinton.
But when Trump took over, Cook cultivated a relationship with the current administration and earned his respect, not just with Trump, but also with
China.
So, right now, Trump considers Cook an incredible guy and -- and Cook then donated to the inauguration of Trump.
And speaking of China, Cook agreed, you know, on Trump's urging to increase iPhone production in the U.S. We'll see how that goes.
But I think now that Cook is stepping down, he's going to continue to have a role in Apple as an executive chair. And I think he's going to continue
to be influential with the current administration.
GOLODRYGA: All right. We appreciate the time. David Katzmaier, thank you so much.
KATZMAIER: All right. Take care.
GOLODRYGA: And we'll be right back.
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GOLODRYGA: All right. I want to bring you this breaking news just into CNN. U.S. Central Command has announced new strikes in Iran. The strikes
happened less than an hour ago and are reportedly targeting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
ASHER: Yes. Let's bring in Haley Britzky with the very latest just in terms of what we know.
I mean, we've seen quite a significant escalation, Haley, over the past couple of days, especially after a month or so of quite. We saw the U.S.
essentially attacking Larak Island because they believe that the Iranians were going to launch sea mines. Then we saw Iran attack with U.S. positions
in the Middle East. And now further attacks.
Where are we just in terms of diplomacy? I mean, has diplomacy completely disappeared? We know that the Qataris are still pushing for it. What do we
know on that front?
HALEY BRITZKY, CNN SENIOR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY REPORTER: Yes. So, it's a great question. I mean, it's something that the White House has said that
essentially there are no ongoing negotiations as far as they see it. Obviously, there are still pushes elsewhere.
And we saw the White House sort of turn to economic pressure, right? Looking at these sanctions and things, saying that that would be the best
way forward into pressuring Iran back to the table.
But clearly, military action, not off the table. And as you mentioned, we saw overnight into Monday the U.S. trading strikes with Iran, firing on
launchers, preparing to put mines into the Strait of Hormuz, that's according to U.S. Central Command.
Iran then firing on U.S. positions in the UAE and in Jordan. And now just announced recently today at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Central Command says forces
begin striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran.
We don't yet know what those targets are or the extent of what these recent strikes will -- will amount to. I mean, we do know that typically in the
last several months, the military has made sure to say, you know, we were launching precision strikes. We're launching limited strikes on these
targets.
This announcement does not say that. It -- it leaves it kind of open-ended, saying that they're following -- the strikes are following attempted
attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed in the region, which is a good
reminder, of course, that despite all the conversation about diplomacy and economic pressure and what this looks like going forward, there are still
American forces in the region carrying out these operations and at risk of being attacked, of course.
So, what these strikes against the IRGC will amount to, what kind of damage we'll see, how long these strikes will go on for, still something that we
will be watching and hoping to get more information on soon.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. And, Haley, "Axios" is reporting that these strikes were centered around the Strait of Hormuz. This coming after there had been
increased optimism in the Trump administration that while the free flow of ships returning to pre-February 28 levels were nowhere near that, that more
ships were starting to pass and that perhaps the U.S. was gaining the upper hand over control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Does this suggest that they are starting to see Iran ratchet up potential strikes on ships and perhaps as we saw, over the weekend, attempt to lay
more mines?
BRITZKY: Yes. I mean, it certainly shows that we are concerned about that, that the U.S. military is concerned about that, of course.
And this has been a pain point for the administration, for the military now, since the beginning of this conflict. And while we've continued to
hear, you know, positivity and optimism from the administration that the Strait is open, that the military controls it, there clearly are still
issues happening here with the way that Iran is able to threaten shipping, you know, up to shippers and then those commercial shippers if they feel
comfortable sailing through those international shipping lands.
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So, it continues to be a point of contention for the administration, how they best go about this and -- and, you know, bring Iran back to the table
and hopefully figure that out is still yet to be seen, but certainly something that has not been figured out completely and -- and, you know,
that the administration can move past quite yet.
ASHER: Yes. I mean, especially because the Trump administration has really talked about honing in on economic warfare as a way to get Iran back to the
negotiation table.
You had the Iranian president, Pezeshkian, essentially saying that, look, these sanctions are actually hurting us. And then on top of that, you have
the UAE saying that they're going to cut their trade ties with Iran as well, which would obviously be detrimental to them economically, even
though it is China that has been lifting the Iranians up because they obviously do buy oil from them.
Haley Britzky, we have to leave it there. Thank you so much. Appreciate it.
GOLODRYGA: Thank you, Haley.
All right. That does it for "One World" today. I'm Bianna Golodryga.
ASHER: And I'm Zain Asher. Thank you so much for watching "One World." Bianna will be back in a couple of minutes with "Amanpour."
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