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U.S. President's Impeachment Woes Mount; Democrats Claim Victory in Governor Race, Win Control in Virginia; U.S. Undersecretary of State David Hale Now Testifying; Sondland Revises Testimony on Quid Pro Quo; Turkey Says Wife of Late ISIS Leader Baghdadi Captured; U.S. Weapons Arrive in Yemen Despite Congressional Outrage; Suspect Arrested in Massacre of 9 Mormon Family Members; U.K. Prime Minister Officially Launches Election Campaign; Wild Match as Chelsea and Ajax Draw. Aired 10-11a ET
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ANDY BESHEAR, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE, KENTUCKY GOVERNOR: Tonight -- voters in Kentucky sent a message loud and clear for everyone to hear.
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BECKY ANDERSON, CNN HOST: Democrats win big in key U.S. elections turning a deep red state blue. What that could tell us one year out from 2020.
Plus, a big blow to the President's impeachment defense after a key witness admits there was quid pro quo with Ukraine.
Also this hour --
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you feel let down by the U.S. government.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
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ANDERSON: A father's desperate journey to find his children. He believes are trapped in northern Syria.
And relatives of a Mormon family killed in Mexico say they could have been deliberately targeted.
Well, it's 7:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi. It is 10:00 in the morning in D.C. and 9:00 a.m. in parts of Kentucky. I'm Becky Anderson with two hours of
news for you. Hello and welcome to CONNECT THE WORLD.
We begin with a political whirlwind in the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump's problem, it seems, getting worse after off-year election
results and new developments in that impeachment probe.
In Virginia, Democrats took control of both Houses of the state legislature for the first time in decades. And in the deep red state of Kentucky, a
Democrat, Andy Beshear, is claiming victory over incumbent Republican Governor Matt Bevin.
A source close to the White House tells CNN the election results are a bad omen for the President's fight against impeachment.
Well, in Washington, U.S. Undersecretary of State David Hale is giving a deposition to House impeachment investigators as we speak. On Tuesday,
U.S. Ambassador Gordon Sondland changed his previous testimony declaring he now remembers, suggesting that U.S. aid would be unlikely unless Ukraine
investigated former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
We've got reports on Tuesday's election from Evan McMorris-Santoro in Louisville, Kentucky and Harry Enten is in New York. Suzanne Malveaux
standing by on Capitol Hill in Washington with the very latest on the impeachment drama. But let's start with you out in Louisville and just
explain exactly what went down.
EVAN MCMORRIS-SANTORO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (via phone): Well, before we get to what happened last night, we've got to talk about what happened the
night before. I was with Attorney General Matt Beshear -- Andy Beshear on his last campaign stop out in Bowling Green, Kentucky -- small event, not
many people came out.
At the same time he was there, the President was with Governor Matt Bevin at a huge rally, with just tons of people talking about momentum for the
election and that was sort of the storyline going into yesterday. The thought was that Andy Beshear had run a pretty good race but both sides,
you talk to them, they said this was going to end with a Bevin victory.
Well now this morning, we're sitting here and awaiting Andy Beshear's press conference where he's going to announce a transition team as he moves
forward with what he thinks is an election that he won. It's just a total turn around here in Kentucky that people did not expect on either side of
the aisle. This was supposed to be Bevin's win and it's not clear whether he's lost yet, but it definitely is not the morning we expected to have.
So, Mr. Enten, how does this all play out? What does it mean and given that we are, of course, got a context to impeachment hearings. What's
next?
HARRY ENTEN CNN POLITICS SENIOR WRITER: Yes, I mean, look, I think when you're looking at those results from Kentucky, what you see are three
interesting sort of nuggets in terms of how that state broke down. Two trends that we've seen nationally. You know, if you look at that map, what
you see is that in the major metropolitan areas you saw essentially that Bevin lost in the major metropolitan areas, the Cincinnati suburbs and then
he lost in coal country which was traditionally Democratic. And the question I think when you are looking at that map, especially those
Cincinnati suburbs, I think that's a very troublesome sign. Because we've been seeing that across the board where essentially, what you have is the
Democratic Party making inroads into suburban areas that have been traditionally conservative Republican territory.
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Now the real question is, can you really project out Kentucky to the rest of the nation? Look, Kentucky is a state where Donald Trump is very, very
popular. If you look at his approval rating, it's quite high there. But Matt Bevin was an extremely unpopular governor and what you see is
essentially if you were to average those two numbers together on your screen right now, the result kind of came in, in between. Where basically
the President was trying to pump up Bevin, but it simply was not enough.
Now one state where it was enough was in Mississippi. If you jump forward to Mississippi which also had a governor's race last night. What you saw
was the popular Attorney General there Jim Hood, was not able to carry the day. He lost to Tate Reeves the Republican candidate and the big reason
there, Donald Trump was very, very popular in that state. And so Donald Trump was able to carry Reeves across the finish line and Reeves simply did
not have the poisoned record that Matt Bevin had in Kentucky.
But let me point to you Virginia. This is such a key state. And what we saw last night was that Democrats took back the state House and took back
the state Senate. Those are flips. Democrats haven't controlled both of those bodies for decades. And what's the big reason why? Look at that
right side of your screen. What do you see? Trump's standing in Virginia. Just a 40 percent approval rating in that state. That traditionally 20
years ago had been very, very Republican. Had really been a swing state up until a few years ago.
But Donald Trump was quite poisonous and if you look at where the Republicans lost ground, they lost ground in the suburbs. I just keep
harking on that. It's the suburbs, the suburbs, the suburbs. If Donald Trump can't hold the suburbs, it's very, very bad. And looking forward to
2020, one thing that I will note is that if you look back to 2017, the Virginia House of delegates held a bunch of elections then. If you look at
the House popular vote in Virginia in 2017, Democrats won it by nine. You jump forward to the U.S. House in 2018. Democrats then won that election
by nine. Last night in the Virginia House, the Democrats won that popular vote by nine. What does that foretell for 2020? We can't be sure but the
fact is, it's probably not good for the President of the United States.
ANDERSON: That is absolutely fascinating. Suzanne, these key off-year elections then providing threads to what might happen a year from now in
that big U.S. election. It's clearly not a great picture for the U.S. President. Meantime, a dramatic reversal may just have splintered Donald
Trump's impeachment defense. Explain.
SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN U.S. CORRESPONDENT: Well, right now what we're seeing is various levels of debate taking place within the Republican
Party. Republicans and -- rather, the Democrats are quite united in what they feel is damning evidence against the President.
We did see David Hale, a top State Department official walk in behind closed doors. He's giving a deposition as we speak. He was actually
appointed by Trump. He works under Secretary Pompeo. What Democrats want to know is what does he know about the smear campaign against Ambassador
Yovanovitch. Who was behind it? Why did Secretary Pompeo not come to her defense?
At the same time, Becky, you are seeing the fallout -- hearing the fallout here on Capitol Hill as well as the White House about this key testimony
from this witness who simply flipped from no quid pro quo to now quid pro quo. Take a listen.
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MALVEAUX (voice-over): A stunning reversal from Gordon Sondland, now admitting there was a quid pro quo between President Trump and Ukraine over
military aid. The Trump campaign donor turned U.S. ambassador to the European Union submitting a three-page revision to the testimony he gave
last month. Saying statements of top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, and former top adviser on Russia, Tim Morrison, refreshed my
recollection about certain conversations.
Sondland writing, I now recall speaking individually with an aide to Ukraine's President where I said that resumption of U.S. aid would likely
not occur until Ukraine provided the public anti-corruption statement that we had been discussing for many weeks.
REP. GERRY CONNOLLY (D-VA): His defense, in case anyone hasn't noticed, is now on the floor. It's crumbled because Ambassador Sondland explicitly
admitted in his corrected testimony today that a quid pro quo most certainly did occur.
MALVEAUX: Sondland also detailing Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani's involvement. Testifying, it kept getting more insidious and the
State Department was fully aware of the issues. Adding, there was very little they could do about it if the President decided he wanted his lawyer
involved.
Giuliani also a highlight in former U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker's testimony. Recalling a May meeting with the President in which he directed
his aides to speak to Giuliani about Ukraine. On meeting with the Ukrainians, Volker says Trump pushed back. Saying, they're all corrupt.
They're all terrible people. I don't want to spend any time with that.
President Trump's allies praising Volker's remarks when asked if he talked to other diplomats about a possible quid pro quo.
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Volker telling investigators, none, because I didn't know there was a quid pro quo. The White House maintaining that both transcripts are good for
Trump.
STEPHANIE GRISHAM, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: The transcripts that were released today show exactly what the President has been saying all along.
And that is that he did nothing wrong and that there was no quid pro quo.
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MALVEAUX: So, Becky, here's how the Republicans and the White House are handling this today. You have the ranking Republican on the oversight
committee, Jim Jordan, telling reporters this morning that this amendment to the testimony, Sondland's testimony, was simply his opinion and that the
real testimony, the real person that you should be listening to or following is Kurt Volker, the former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine because
of his job position, his title.
But, Becky, as we know, he is the one person, the one witness they hope has exculpatory information in the testimony because he says he doesn't believe
he was told to do anything illegal.
We also heard from White House top adviser Kellyanne Conway this morning. Again, a similar line saying Sondland's amended testimony was something of
a presumption, not necessarily based on fact. And then she goes back to the old argument that the Ukrainian President said there was no pressure
here to go through with these investigations and that ultimately Ukraine got the aid. That is where the Republicans and the White House are taking
their argument and their position as these hearings will soon become public in the weeks ahead.
ANDERSON: Yes, it's fascinating isn't it. You talk about the weeks ahead. This process, of course, is the building of an impeachment case. The
prosecution, as it were, by the Democrat-led House. Just how much longer does this last? I mean, Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi -- I think I'm
correct in saying -- are both quoted as suggesting they want this closed out by Thanksgiving, back end of November. Is that feasible at this point?
MALVEAUX: Well, a little bit of wiggle room on either side might be the case. They might need more time. But it is apparent that this week at
least you've got the closed-door hearings. They continue. You will have some new faces -- if they show. Jennifer Williams, she's an aide to the
Vice President Mike Pence. She would be the first aide for Pence to actually talk about potentially his role.
And then, of course, fingers crossed, holding their breath, Democrats thinking perhaps they'll hear from the former national security adviser,
John Bolton, tomorrow. Perhaps that's the case. We know the acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has been asked to come on Friday and that he has
refused. And so, we are going to see that closed-door deposition process wrap up relatively quickly as they start to prepare for who to call before
those open hearings in the weeks to come -- Becky.
ANDERSON: Suzanne Malveaux is on The Hill for you folks. Thank you, Suzanne.
Well, let the campaigning begin. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson officially launches his general election campaign. And at the heart of
that is Brexit.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: None of my grandchildren made it out. They burnt to a crisp and my daughter-in-law.
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ANDERSON: A family now in mourning after a brutal massacre in Mexico takes nine of their own. Now a suspect is in custody.
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ANDERSON: Welcome back. You're watching CONNECT THE WORLD. Wherever you are watching folks, you are more than welcome, joining the dots on the
day's major developments for you.
And in a big reveal, Turkey saying it has detained the wife of Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi. President Erdogan also confirming Turkey captured the late ISIS leader's sister and brother-in-law. Now course, the U.S. said Baghdadi
blew himself up during a raid in Syria on October the 26th.
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RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, TURKISH PRESIDENT (through translator): We captured his wife, but we didn't make a big fuss. I am announcing it here for the
first time. At the same time, we captured his sister and brother-in-law in Syria.
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ANDERSON: Right. Well, let's do more on this. Our senior international correspondent Sam Kiley is here with us. And as we speak, the network
pressing the Turks for more details, further details on the arrest captured, detaining of al-Baghdadi's wife. What do you make of that news?
And how significant is it?
SAM KILEY, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's quite intriguing because there were a number of U.S. officials and even Iraqi
officials who soon after the Baghdadi raid were talking about how intelligence that was obtained from the arrest of one of led to that event.
And we don't know when this Turkish arrest was made. But it's an interesting connection that the Turks have not made publicly but we don't
have any kind of causal link between the two.
He had two wives. One is Saja al-Dulaimi. Who was arrested actually in Lebanon -- taken into Lebanon a few years back, about 2014, 2015. But this
one is believed to be his younger wife who is called Israa Rajab. He has a son Ali who would be about 8 or 9. One hopes not one of the victims that
he took with him in that hole in the ground when he, according to the Americans, blew himself up.
So it's the sort of chicken and egg at the moment until we get more detail. Is this an arrest that has followed the sort of intelligence perhaps they
were able to gather on the site of the Baghdadi raid or was this an arrest actually that may have indeed led to it? We just don't know. It's
interesting, too, of course, that perhaps somewhat to cover embarrassment or controversy over the Turkish incursion into the north and the very bad
press that that generated, particularly in the United States. The Turks are going more and more public with their suddenly enthusiastic role in
arresting ISIS members, particularly top members.
ANDERSON: It's fascinating isn't it. Our colleague Jomana Karadsheh is in northern Syria embedded with Turkish forces. Very close to, if not at the
site of the original detention, as I understand it --
KILEY: His sister's arrest.
ANDERSON: The sister's arrest. She just sent us this report. Let's have a listen.
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JOMANA KARADSHEH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: President Erdogan announcing on Wednesday that Turkey captured the wife of former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-
Baghdadi. Now it is not clear where this happened, when this happened or which of Baghdadi's multiple wives this was. But it comes a day after
Turkish officials say they captured the sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, her husband and daughter-in-law in a raid on a housing container here in the
northern Syrian town of Azaz.
Now we spoke to an official from the free Syrian army -- the Syrian national army, as it is known right now. And he told us that she had moved
into the town about six months ago. She was pausing as a refugee. That the family came into Azaz with fake documents. And they tried to blend
into the local population of the internally displaced.
And they are concerned that there could be many more who are trying to do the same. Former ISIS members, the family members of ISIS members. And
they say they are on the lookout for that right now. Turkish officials believe that these recent arrests are a potential intelligence gold mine.
That it could give them insights into how ISIS is operating right now.
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And the kind of threat that it pauses to Turkey and to the rest of the world. Jomana Karadsheh, CNN in Azaz, northern Syria.
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ANDERSON: And Jomana making a very important point. So what? Why do we care about these arrests? Well, as she rightly points out, the Turks have
said they hope to get a veritable sort of gold mine of intelligence about ISIS, the group. Where it is now, as an organization and its future
strategy from these arrests, of course. This is the significance, isn't it?
KILEY: There's that, and the question, why do these people keep popping up in areas that have been under Turkish control for two years? It's a
militarized Turkish zone where Baghdadi was killed right on the doorstep of Turkey. These are not people that have been found in the areas vacated by
the Syrian Democratic Forces. They're not in government-held territory. What is it about that territory that makes them feel they can blend in and
perhaps move north into Turkish territory? Were they trying to get into Turkish territory? And from the Turkish perspective, how many have already
crossed? That will be something of a deep concern to the Turkish authorities.
ANDERSON: Yes, and questions remain, a failing of Turkish intelligence. If, indeed, the Turks confirm they didn't know that these characters were
around in this area. Is that a failing of Turkish intelligence? Sam, always a pleasure. Thank you very much indeed.
UNICEF appealing to countries to repatriate around 28,000 children from all around the world who are now stranded in Syrian camps. The U.N. children's
agency describes the conditions as, quote, not fit for children. In the coming hour we'll bring you the story of a man on a quest to find his son
and daughter who are believed trapped in the region.
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BASHIRUL SHIKDER, FATHER: When I used to be talking to my son, I tried my best not to show my tears to him. I tried my best but sometimes I could
not.
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ANDERSON: And we'll be talking to a UNICEF representative about exactly what sort of conditions they believe these children are being held in and
what happens to them next.
ANDERSON: I'll get you to an exclusive CNN report now. You looking at video taken secretly of American-made weapons arriving in Yemen. That is
even as U.S. lawmakers asked for an urgent briefing from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanding answers on how the weapons got there. Despite the
outrage of lawmakers in Washington, CNN has proof that it is still happening.
Let's bring in our senior -- CNN senior international correspondent, Nima Elbagir, with more. Jus explain what you've got here and its significance,
if you will.
NIMA ELBAGIR, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: What you see in that footage, Becky, is heavy weaponry arriving, reinforcements arriving to the
Saudi-led coalition in Aiden in the south of Yemen. And the reason this has been particularly contentious is because of previous CNN reporting that
showed that U.S. weaponry illegally had been diverted by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to their allies in the region.
The only reason what you see there is not illegal is because President Trump and the White House have placed themselves solely in the middle of
this debate, and they have -- President Trump has brought about several vetoes to continue arming what he says are key allies, the UAE and Saudi
Arabia.
Just because it's illegal doesn't mean it's not controversial, though, and you can see that in the way that these weapons were delivered, Becky. We
were able to track the ship that brought them to the Yemeni port of Aden. It was pretty difficult. We worked -- we spoke to whistleblowers. We
looked through documents at the port of Aden. And the reason it was difficult was because that Saudi ship, as we discovered it to be, had
switched off its tracking.
Now that is highly irregular with regards to the way that maritime regulations govern ships having their tracking on at all time. At the
moment, we have reached out to both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the United Arab Emirates. They've not responded to our request for comment. But
Saudi Arabia says that this is not illegal and that they acknowledge they did bring in this weaponry, Becky. U.S. lawmakers say that they're going
to be bringing it up as they continue their demands for further briefings by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Secretary of Defense.
ANDERSON: Nima, on Tuesday, Yemen's internationally recognized government officially signed an agreement with southern separatists in the Saudi
capital of Riyadh. This deal aimed at resolving the power struggle between Yemen and Saudi-backed government and the southern transitional council
which had been supported by the UAE. Details to follow. But the key stakeholders do hope for the first time in years, a viable pathway to peace
is in view.
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Do you share their optimism?
ELBAGIR: Well, we have reached out to several people who were very close to those talks in Riyadh. And the sense that we're getting is that
absolutely, this is a first step. But it is a first step towards resolving a lot of the tensions in the south, Becky. And the detail that we're
getting -- scant as it is at the moment -- is that not much has actually been resolved. Yes, there will be positions in the cabinet for southern
separatists but the fear is that what they're doing really is kicking that can further down the road. Because they have not resolved this issue of
the south's hunger for secession. Those involved in Saudi Arabia say, that really it has to be taken one step at a time, though -- Becky.
ANDERSON: Nima Elbagir out of London for you. Thank you, Nima.
Coming up on CONNECT THE WORLD, a suspect is in custody in connection with the brutal massacre of a Mormon family in Mexico. Details on how this
family might have landed in the crosshairs of Mexican cartels, up next.
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ANDERSON: A suspect is in custody today in connection with a massacre of a Mormon family near the U.S./Mexico border that left nine people dead.
Authorities say the suspect was found with two hostages with weapons and with ammunition. Some members of the targeted family have a longstanding
reputation in the community as anti-crime activists causing friction with the cartels in Mexico. Patrick Oppmann joins us live in Mexico City with
the very latest details -- Patrick.
PATRICK OPPMANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And still very confusing picture, Becky. Because it's not clear if the suspect has anything to do with the
shooting. This is cartel country. And it's not unusual to find people who are heavily armed and perhaps involved in misdeeds. Whether or not this
suspect had anything to do with the shooting and certainly the hostages they apparently had is a bit of a mystery because we're not aware of any of
the family members missing at this point.
What is unusual about the shooting, the reaction is that it's gathered so much attention. These kinds of killings are tragically very, very common
here. But this family from this unique community of Mormons, both Mexican and U.S. citizens, unlike so many other victims of violent crime, they're
not keeping quiet. They are speaking out and they are demanding justice.
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OPPMANN (voice-over): Mexican authorities announcing their first arrest in the ambush attack that killed nine Americans in northern Mexico.
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LAFE LANGFORD JR, POSTED VIDEO ON FACEBOOK: This is for the record, Nita and four of my grandchildren are burnt and shot up.
OPPMANN: The victims, three mothers and six children, including two infants were all dual citizens of the United States and Mexico and members
of the Mormon community. The family was traveling in a convoy of three vehicles when they were attacked. Renita Miller was driving one of the
cars with four of her children, including her nearly 8-month-old twins.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Nita was one of the most vibrant, happy souls that I've ever met. She was just had so much spark and life in her.
OPPMANN: The car was shot at and set ablaze.
LANGFORD: None of my grandchildren made it out. Burnt to a crisp and my daughter-in-law. They're about as innocent as they come.
OPPMANN: The two other vehicles were attacked about ten miles down the road. Each riddled with bullet holes. Donna Langford was killed in one of
those cars along with two of the nine children with her. And Christina Johnson was killed while traveling with faith, her 7-month-old baby who
miraculously survived.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We don't know how she survived it because around the door, in front of where she was, was full of bullet holes. Her car seat
base had bullets and somehow this baby escaped unscathed.
OPPMANN: 13-year-old Devin Langford survived the attack and hid six siblings in brush on the side of the road. A family member tells CNN, that
he then walked 14 miles for six hours to find help. His nine-year-old sister also left the group to find help and went missing. Relatives and
soldiers found the girl alive hours later. Mexican authorities say the family may have been targeted after standing up to drug cartels in the
past. Family members say they had been threatened recently.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Our family was picked to be the ones to stir up trouble and to start a war.
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OPPMANN: And Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador held a press conference this morning where he said he stands by his policy not to
confront drug traffickers. He said that's a policy that has gone on for nearly four decades in Mexico and has caused tens of thousands of lives.
Part of the reason he is unwilling to do this is that in recent months, when there have been clashes in these same areas, lawless areas of northern
Mexico near the border where so much drug trafficking does take place, Mexican authorities have found out that they are not as well armed, not as
well equipped as the cartel members that they've gone up against. And those soldiers and police officers have actually been pushed back out of
those areas. They are simply outgunned -- Becky.
ANDERSON: So this is a President conceding that there is very little that they can do as an administration, correct?
OPPMANN: He says they need to do something different. What that really is, though, is not clear. And he's been President for well over a year,
and he promised to essentially bring the drug war to end. He said " abrazos, no disparos", so "hugs, not gunshots."
The Mexican public looking at a record murder rate last year. A murder rate that will probably top this year, talking about over 30,000 people
dead by violent crime are sick of this. And many people are calling for tougher action, tougher action that we know in the past has led to
innocents being killed, has led to abused of power, but it doesn't seem the government has many options these days.
ANDERSON: Yes. Patrick, thank you. Patrick is in Mexico City for you folks. We are taking a very quick break. Back after this.
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KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With a population of 1.5 million, the city of Kawasaki is one of the biggest in
Japan. But the low-lying coastal metropolis is considered extremely vulnerable to flooding, tsunamis and more. Experts predict some of the
country's worst natural disasters are yet to come. So Kawasaki is tasked with ensuring the safety of its people. Their tool of choice, smartphones.
YOSHITERU MIHARA, SUBSECTION CHIEF, KAWASAKI CRISIS MANAGEMENT SECTION (through translator): Many people in Kawasaki own smartphones so we
decided to use a smartphone app designed for our citizens. Our main task is to increase awareness using technology we can do this and do so using a
tool that people carry daily.
LU STOUT: The city turned to Japanese tech giant Fujitsu to build its disaster prevention smartphone technology. The company is responsible for
some of Japan's earliest computing technology. In partnership with several universities, they are now developing an artificial intelligence app
specifically for Kawasaki to guide residents out of harm's way in case of a natural disaster.
YUSUKE OISHI, RESEARCH MANAGER, FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD.: (through translator): Japan experiences many natural disasters. We can control its
impact by pairing human knowledge with the power of technology and innovation. Even though we can't stop a natural disaster we can predict
its impact and reduce the damage as much as possible.
LU STOUT: The AI maps out potential high-risk zones during a natural disaster and guides residents away from these areas. It also reads a
user's movements in realtime in order to plot out efficient evacuation routes. The technology they say, was largely inspired by some of the worst
disasters in Japan's history.
OISHI (through translator): In the 2011 Japanese earthquake, the biggest evacuation efforts only started when people saw trying to move out.
MIHARA (through translator): We can no longer use the word unpredictable. We've seen an increase in natural disasters but can't say they're
unpredictable. There's always a chance of disaster. All we can do is work towards prevention.
LU STOUT: For this city, innovative new technology can mean better preparation for whatever may come. Kristie Lu Stout, CNN.
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ANDERSON: Today British Prime Minister Boris Johnson kicking off his party's election campaign on the steps of Downing Street. That is after he
met the Queen to mark the end of this Parliament and the official start of the campaign period.
Some voters are fired up about the December 12th election, but some are, well, numb from Brexit deadlock, quite frankly. And some are just angry.
CNN's Nick Glass has been visiting Oxbridge in the Prime Minister's own constituency.
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NICK GLASS, CNN JOURNALIST: The most unpredictable British general election in decades, so the political analysts tell us. An evidently
nervous electorate, both weary and bitterly split by the Brexit ordeal. We came prepared inside this jacket to sound out views. Our chosen suburban
Hyde Street, Oxbridge in outer London, in Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson's very own constituency.
What do you think of Boris?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think he's good. I like him. He's a bit of fun.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think he'd be a fabulous dinner guest. However, do I trust him? No.
GLASS: How do you rate Jeremy Corbyn?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I mean, I really liked him when he came. I feel like Labour needs a stronger leader.
GLASS (voice-over): Boris Johnson evidently wants a Presidential campaign of sorts as does the opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. A traditional
two-way fight, Conservative versus Labour. The truth is the vote could well be seriously splintered. Remain voters backing Jo Swinson of the
Liberal Democrats. Arch leavers favoring Nigel Farage's Brexit Party and Conservatives could lose seats in Scotland to Nicholas Sturgeon's National
Party.
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Not everyone on Oxbridge High Street wanted to talk to us. Will there be voter apathy on election day?
(on camera): I just want to ask what you thought about the state of British politics and politicians?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm (BLEEP) with them all.
GLASS: Really?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
GLASS: Do you welcome this election?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I can't be bothered. But none of them are any good.
GLASS: Are you going to vote?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, I'm not even going to bother.
GLASS (voice-over): According to a new British election survey, more people are switching parties than ever before.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Volatility.
GLASS (on camera): Volatility? You perceive that among yourself and your friends?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, definitely. Definitely amongst all of us. We're all considering changing our votes. I think this could be a very tight
election.
GLASS (voice-over): The campaign promises to be nasty, brutish and short and in some cases domestic.
(on camera): Do you welcome this election?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, yes, definitely.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don't. I don't welcome it.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I do.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think (INAUDIBLE) anyway, so it's going to get done.
I think Boris should have been allowed to let Brexit be done. There shouldn't have had another --
GLASS: It's all the division at home here.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, yes, there is. There is.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No way, no.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But, yes, we talk about it. We argue about it but then just say, we've had enough now.
GLASS (voice-over): As it happens, Boris Johnson is facing a serious challenge here from the Labour candidate Ali Milani. Who lives locally and
is less than half his age.
(on camera): Think Boris will get in again here?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think there's a long six weeks to go. And I think there could be a few banana skins for a lot of people.
GLASS (voice-over): Nick glass, CNN, on Oxbridge High Street in the London suburbs.
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ANDERSON: Nick Glass on Oxbridge High Street for you.
The madness of the U.K. political field extending, it seems, onto the football pitch. On Tuesday, Champions League week is always full of
excitement. But just get a load of what England's Chelsea and the Dutch side, Ajax, produced at Stamford Bridge. Eight goals, one of them this a
complete mind-bender. Hakim Ziyech of Ajax whipping in a free kick off the post, off the keeper's head and, oh, yes, into the back of the net.
Unbelievable.
And Ajax weren't done adding another to go up 4-1 against the hosts. But don't write the blues off. Chelsea pulled one back and then more craziness
as Ajax picked up two red cards in a minute. Chelsea scored and then scored again to draw level. And finally, they thought they'd won. But a
goal was ruled out by VAR.
"WORLD SPORT" Alex Thomas is here with me and I know you'll do a lot more on the show. But this match ending 4-4 and I imagine all in attendance
felt they had totally got their money's worth.
ALEX THOMAS, WORLD SPORT: Yes, I think some of them are going to feel annoyed about the referee. Ajax fans for sending their players off. The
Chelsea fans for only allowing four added minutes at the end. But yes, having slept on it, I think not many are not going to disagree about how
entertaining that game was. Eight more Champions League matches later. And they'll struggle to beat Tuesday night's excitement that's for sure,
Becky. We focus on Tottenham's struggle next on "WORLD SPORT."
ANDERSON: All right. Do that then. We'll going to take a short break. Back after this.
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