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King Evicts Andrew from Windsor Royal Mansion; Top U.S. General in Israel to Monitor Ceasefire; Trump Urges Republican Leaders to Scrap Senate Filibuster; Trump's Absence Puts Xi Center Stage at Asia-Pacific Talks; Jamaican Town Ravaged by Hurricane Melissa. Aired 9-10a ET
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ERICA HILL, CNN ANCHOR, CONNECT THE WORLD: President Trump has a plan to end the government shutdown, but will it work? The government of course has
been closed since October 1st. The U.S. Senate out of town this weekend. The House hasn't been there since September.
It's 09:00 a.m. in Washington. I'm Erica Hill. This is "Connect the World". I'm in today for Becky Anderson. Also, ahead this hour, King Charles taking
the extraordinary step of stripping his brother Andrew of his royal titles. Plus, crisis in the Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, desperately trying to
recover from the devastation left by behind by Hurricane Melissa.
The stock market set to open here in New York in just about 30 minutes. As you can see, looking trending toward we should say, a positive open. Nice
to see those green arrows there. Of course, that's coming on the heels of Amazon and Apple's upbeat earnings reports.
We begin this hour with that setting development for Britain's royal family. King Charles has begun the process of stripping his brother Andrew
of his royal titles and also evicting him from the royal estate in Windsor. He will no longer be Prince Andrew, but will go by the name Andrew
Mountbatten Windsor.
This follows the publication of an explosive posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this year. In it, she accuses Andrew
of sexually assaulting her as a teenager. Andrew has denied all allegations against him and claims to have never met Giuffre her family, though, in
speaking to CNN, describing what was a day of mixed emotions.
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AMANDA ROBERTS, VIRGINIA GIUFFRE'S SISTER-IN-LAW: It was about acknowledgement for her, always, and I think this last stroke of the pen
that memoir, even though she is not here with us, she left an everlasting proof and vindication. And I think she would be so proud, and I think she
would turn to her children and say, I did it. I got the bad guy.
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HILL: Nic Robertson joins us from London this hour with more. So, Nic, there are the questions about why now, these allegations have been out
there for some time? Why is King Charles making these moves at this point? Is it simply because of the book?
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: It's partly the book and partly because there was an email that came out, or a series of emails
that were found recently, and one of them appeared to include Andrew sending a message of support to Jeffrey Epstein, after he'd been charged
with the crimes he was put on trial for, at least sent to jail for.
That seems to be part of it. I'm sort of struck actually listening to what Virginia Giuffre's family member was saying that because it's just outside
Buckingham Palace earlier on today. And there were a couple -- there were young parents there, and they had a small child with them, their young
daughter, and they were explaining to her what was going on, why there was all this sort of interest.
And they were saying, because there's a bad Prince and a bad guy. That's what Virginia Giuffre's family said there in describing how ultimately,
Andrew is getting what Virginia would have wanted, that paying the price for what she alleged against him. But why now, I think part is what that
explanation I just gave you of talking to the child.
That there was a feeling among the population the UK that these allegations against Andrew were powerful, that they didn't believe his denials, and
that they wanted something done. And more information like those emails got put in the public domain that perhaps the palace didn't know about.
And then, as you mentioned, Virginia Giuffre's book, her book herself, that not only had those allegations of three accounts of sexual assault of her
at different locations by Andrew. But also photographs of Jeffrey Epstein at Windsor during royal related events. And I think perhaps that also has
pushed the king to this particular position.
That is, you know, more than 100 years since this has happened, since a prince has been stripped, a prince, and not just stripped of Duke of York,
stripped of Earl of Inverness, stripped of Baron Killyleagh. All the different titles and effects that he had, they've been stripped away and
forced out of this massive home on the Windsor estate.
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HILL: Yeah, absolutely and still too, even with these moves, certainly has not entirely dampened the criticism in terms of the response to the scandal
on behalf of the palace, we'll be seeing, if there, in fact, could be more. Nic. Appreciate it as always. Thank you.
The United States Top General is in Israel today to monitor the Israel- Hamas ceasefire. Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine visiting the U.S. military's truce Coordination Center and receiving briefings while there.
He is the latest in a parade of American officials to visit Israel over the past few weeks to monitor the U.S. brokered agreement.
On Thursday, Hamas returned to the bodies of two deceased Israeli hostages who have been identified as Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch. 11 deceased
hostages remain in Gaza. Salma Abdelaziz is following these new developments for us from London. So, Salma, first of all, in terms of the
return of the remains, what do we know there?
SALMA ABDELAZIZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning. Well, I think we did get a statement from the families and from the community of Nir Oz, where both
of these deceased hostages come from. And of course, this was the hardest hit community, the hardest hit kibbutz, during the October 7th attack.
And the hope is, of course, that this brings some closure to those families. You mentioned the two individuals, Amiram Cooper, 84 years old.
He was one of the founding members of Nir Oz, so his death had a huge impact, of course. And the other deceased hostage, just 25 years old, he
was killed during an attempted rescue.
So, this brings an end, if you will, and those bodies now will be laid to rest. But it's also bringing some relief in terms of the ceasefire. And
allow me to explain that if you had seen the events earlier this week, you would be forgiven for thinking that the ceasefire had broken down entirely.
One Israeli soldier killed in Rafah punishing Israeli strikes that killed at least 100 Palestinians, among them, at least 46 children that shattered
any semblance of safety, any semblance of recovery inside the enclave over the last few weeks, but very quickly, it seemed that the warring parties
recommitted to the ceasefire deal.
Essentially the next morning, saying that they remain committed to that agreement that was brokered, of course, by President Trump. And this
happening the handover of these two deceased hostages, shows us that it is working, that the diplomatic machinations, that the mediation behind the
scenes, that all of that continues to move and continues to push.
But what negotiators are going to tell you, Erica is, unfortunately, these spats of violence will continue unless this ceasefire deal is moved into a
more permanent, or semi-permanent truce, because this is becoming the new reality in Gaza, a truce without peace. You still have 50 percent of the
enclave that is occupied by Israeli forces.
The other 50 percent is, of course, held by an armed Hamas, a Hamas that is supposed to disarm under the terms of this deal. There are still huge
efforts underway to put together a stabilization force. This would be an Arab led force that would be on the ground to provide a transition, a
peaceful transition period. But none of that has actually come to fruition.
So yes, there is some sense of relief that the ceasefire is holding today. It is fragile, but it is durable. It seems to bounce back after these huge
outbreaks of violence, but the loss of life that we're seeing on the ground is simply something that cannot be addressed until these negotiators are
able to move the political parties into a phase two of this deal, and those huge obstacles remain in the way of course, Erica.
HILL: Yeah, Salma, really appreciate it. Thank you. U.S. President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to blow up the filibuster in order to
end the government shutdown. In a post on his social media platform, he wrote, it was time for his party to take the quote, nuclear option.
The Senate filibuster, of course, requires that bills received 60 votes to pass, 60 votes out of the 100 senators there. CNN's Annie Grayer joining us
now live from Capitol Hill. So, Annie, this has been tossed around, of course, by both parties, depending on who is or is not in power.
What is the reaction though, this morning to this push from the president overnight?
ANNIE GRAYER, CNN SENIOR REPORTER: Well, Erica, we are still tracking the immediate reaction, because the president posted this late last night, and
the Senate is not in session today, but even top Republicans in the Senate do not support this idea. The 60-vote threshold in the Senate is sort of
the bedrock of the institution, is what forces both parties to work together.
That's why the 53 Republicans currently in the Senate, need those seven Democrats to join them on government funding. As both parties have gotten
more partisan and the opportunities for bipartisanship have really decayed over the years, both parties have looked at how to eliminate the filibuster
if it's something that they want to do.
But they've always stopped short, because while it sounds nice, while you're in power to be able to pass your priorities with a lower threshold,
it's not as great when the opposing party then has that power and you no longer have that opposition vote. So that's why the parties have always
stopped short.
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And Leader Thune, just earlier this month, came out against this idea, but with this shutdown now at 31 days and counting, the second longest in
history. The pain of the shutdown is only getting worse. Federal workers are going without pay. And tomorrow, 42 million Americans are going to lose
their food assistance and go hungry.
So, the pressure for lawmakers to find a deal is only growing, but the president making this demand really throws a wrench on any chance of a
bipartisan deal from moving forward at this time.
HILL: Absolutely. Annie, appreciate it. Thank you. We're also following some breaking news here in the United States. The FBI Director says a
potential terror attack has that had been planned for Halloween weekend has been averted. Kash Patel writing on X just a short time ago, multiple
people have been arrested, going on to say they were allegedly plotting a violent attack.
CNN's Brynn Gingras is following this from here in New York. So do we know any more details Brynn, at this hour about what the -- where, in terms of
where -- in terms of this attack that, again, we're told was now thwarted?
BRYNN GINGRAS, CNN U.S. NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, there's so many still questions there, Erica. The FBI being very vague in that tweet, however, I
will tell you we just did get an update from the FBI Detroit Field Office, which did confirm that there were operate the FBI was in Dearborn and
Inkster, which are cities that are just outside of Detroit, this morning, conducting law enforcement activities.
We had seen just a short time ago, the Dearborn Police Department saying they were aware that the FBI was there. Now the big questions that still
remain, of course, who are we talking here? When they when Kash Patel, the Director of the FBI, says that multiple subjects were arrested.
Are we talking about alleged domestic terrorism? Are we talking about international terrorism, what was the nature of the alleged plot that was
thwarted? When was it supposed to happen? What was the alleged target or targets? So many questions that we still have with again, that very vague
post on X that the FBI Director put out this morning.
Of course, though, as you can imagine, being in New York, Erica, this harkens a little bit of 2017 right, when October 31 this same day back
then, there was a terrorist attack here in New York City that killed a number of people alongside the West Side Highway in New York City.
So, this is a day where law enforcement is very much on high alert. It is good to hear that this attack was thwarted, but right now we are still
working calling a number of sources, just trying to get a little bit more information on exactly what we're talking about here.
HILL: Yeah, absolutely. Brynn, really appreciate it. Thank you.
GINGRAS: All right.
HILL: Still ahead here after the break, nations representing more than half of global trade, meaning at the APEC summit today. One key player, though
missing from the negotiating table. More on that when we return. Plus, the once vibrant Jamaican town now ravaged by Hurricane Melissa and in
desperate need of help, residents trying to pick up the pieces.
But in some areas, it is tough to even know where to begin. A closer look, next.
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HILL: Leaders of Asia-Pacific nations, including China's Xi Jinping gathering in South Korea for the annual APEC Economic Summit. One head of
state, though, will be glaringly absent, Donald Trump and the threat of U.S. tariffs, though, still looms large over this year's meetings.
Mr. Xi is expected to take a leading role. CNN's Mike Valerio reports on what to expect.
MIKE VALERIO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, we're not only looking at who Xi Jinping is meeting with, but we're also examining how he is positioning
himself at this APEC summit. So, we're going to talk about Japan first, a very anticipated meeting between Xi Jinping and Japan's New Prime Minister,
Takaichi.
It was an anticipated meeting because Takaichi has a history of critical comments towards China. And specifically has a history of wanting to forge
stronger ties with Taiwan when it comes to areas of, quote, mutual defense. So, the latest meeting, or the meeting that was held between Takaichi and
Xi on Friday.
According to state media here in China, Xi says China to work with Japan for constructive, stable bilateral ties that meet requirements of a new
era. That's a couple of lines that's flashing through Xinhua state media. Certainly, as our Tokyo Reporter Hanako Montgomery was reporting earlier
today, one of the goals that Tokyo was looking for, was to establish a new constructive means of dialog with the government here in Beijing.
And it appears as though, at first reading that box seems to have been checked between the two leaders. As for how Xi Jinping is positioning
himself, you know, at a speech that he gave to leaders earlier in the day on Friday, he's certainly trying to position himself as a vanguard of free
trade.
And when we think about this meeting, how it is, as a metaphor, trying to stabilize the ship of global trade. He also now that President Trump has
left, and given Trump's trade policies. Xi Jinping is trying to position himself as a marker of stability, a force of stability in the world.
Saying, in part to this meeting earlier, quote, the world is undergoing rapid changes, unseen in a century, and the international landscape is
marked by both changes and turbulence, with rising instability and uncertainty affecting development in the Asia-Pacific. The more turbulent
the times are, the more we must stand together in solidarity.
So, you don't even have to really read between the lines there of Xi saying that Beijing is certainly a greater force of stability from their point of
view, as opposed to D.C., an interesting wrinkle in that conversation. When we're talking about and looking at will, more nations perhaps listen to
that argument and come or I should say, not come closer to Beijing, but forge stronger ties in the trade arena with Beijing.
We have Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, saying that he would like to double Canada's non-U.S. exports over the next decade, and also
meeting with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping to potentially start a new rapport after years of tense relationships between Ottawa and Beijing. Mike
Valerio, CNN, Beijing.
HILL: Three billionaires causing a bit of a stir in a fried chicken joint in Seoul this week and picking up the tab for the entire restaurant. Jensen
Huang, CEO of the world's most valuable company, Nvidia, was joined by the heads of Korean giants at Samsung and Hyundai for a fried chicken dinner
ahead of the APEC summit.
Huang rang the golden bell at the restaurant, meaning they would foot everyone's bill. Local media, though, said it was actually the boss of
Samsung who was paid. Speaking of billionaires, Billie Eilish calling out the quote, bad guy while accepting "Wall Street Journal" Magazine's Music
Innovator Award.
Her message, standing in front of some of those, including Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, who was in the crowd. Take a listen.
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BILLIE EILISH, SINGER-SONGWRITER: The world is really, really bad and really dark, and people need empathy and help more than kind of ever. If
you have money, it would be great to use it for good things and maybe give it to some people that need it. There are a few people in here that have a
lot more money than me.
And if you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties.
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HILL: Eilish is putting her money where her mouth is, pledging to donate the 11.5 million dollars from her hit me hard and soft tour to food
insecurity and environmental causes. Hurricane Melissa still churning, but thankfully losing strength as it moves away from Bermuda and out into the
North Atlantic.
The storm, though, of course, pummel its way through the Caribbean this week, making initial landfall as a massive Category 5 hurricane, leaving
behind a trail of death and destruction, and dozens of deaths at this point have been attributed to the storm. The full toll, though may take weeks to
be determined.
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In Jamaica, officials are saying that the island nation really took the heaviest beating list of course making landfall there as a Category 5
storm, the coastal town of Black River Jamaica hit especially hard. It's now being compared to hell on earth. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam is
there on the ground and just shared this firsthand look at some of the damage.
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DEREK VAN DAM, CNN METEOROLOGIST: We are approaching the Black River area a bridge that we were concerned that had too much damage to drive across, but
it looks like cars are traveling, at least in. We've got to watch out for some of this damage that's just screwed about.
Look at people have their personal belongings on the back of mopeds trying to desperately get out of this area, carrying whatever they can, food,
supplies, clothing. It's utter chaos here, and the heat is adding a new level of dimension to this humanitarian disaster that is unfolding.
It's very loud, and I just want to show you the bridge here as this massive queue of cars. People carrying food, all the supplies they can to get out
of Black River, because this area was hit extremely, extremely hard, desperation. What once was paradise has now turned into hell on earth. This
is ground zero.
What's happened to your home?
BRITNEY SAMMS, BLACK RIVER RESIDENT: The storm everything gone -- it is, so everything right down. Right down.
DAM: Was it the wind or was it the sea?
SAMMS: Everything, sir, everything. We're surrounded by water.
DAM: What do you need most at this time?
SAMMS: A roof over our head sir. Me and my mother, my grandmother, we don't know what they're going to do.
DAM: There's a supermarket in town that we were told that people are taking supplies off of the shelf. This is a matter of life and death for people.
That one individual saying that, hey, this isn't looting. This is a matter of survival. People carrying whatever they can to get out of this region.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's paradise, but it's hell and Earth as well right now. Six hours, it's frightening. I've never seen anything like this in my
life. It was devastating.
DAM: The bridge in Black River has become a makeshift shelter. You can see helicopter and the Jamaican Defense Forces flying and surveying the area.
This area has become almost a makeshift refugee camp, because the people behind me have nowhere to sleep. Their homes were completely decimated by
the fury of Hurricane Melissa.
They are desperate for water, food, any kind of medical provisions, and they need international aid desperately. I am CNN Meteorologist Derek Van
Dam in Black River Jamaica. Back to you.
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HILL: Get up to speed on some of the other stories on our radar right now. Heavy rain major disruptions for New York City commuters on Thursday, many
of them forced to navigate these dangerous flood waters just to get home. At least one person died. The rainfall also set records in a number of
areas of the city at LaGuardia Airport, the measurement 53 millimeters of rain.
The WNBA and players union agreeing to a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. The basketball
players had opted out of the current agreement last year in hopes of securing higher salaries, increased revenue sharing and better benefits.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We have a flight control issue, and we've got at least 3 people injured. Seems like maybe a laceration in the head.
HILL: That's the radio call from the pilot of a Jet Blue flight. It was on its way from Mexico to New Jersey Thursday when the plane suddenly dropped
altitude and was forced to make an emergency landing in Florida. 15 people were taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
As the U.S. government shutdown continues in Washington, airlines are now calling on Congress to reopen the government, this as air traffic
controllers and TSA agents have been working without pay, and this is leading to delays in flights as more people are calling in sick. CNN
Aviation Correspondent Pete Muntean has more.
PETE MUNTEAN, CNN AVIATION CORRESPONDENT: With just a few weeks until what could be the busiest Thanksgiving air travel period ever, airlines are now
pleading with Congress to pass a continuing resolution to reopen the government, so air traffic controllers and TSA agents can get paid.
Immediately after a White House roundtable Vice President JD Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, says
it is time to pass a clean CR. Delta Airlines is also calling for a continuing resolution, saying in a new statement to immediately pass a
clean continuing resolution to reopen the government.
So that our air traffic controllers, TSA and CBP officers charged with the safety and efficiency of our national airspace, can collect the paychecks
they deserve. The statement continues, missed paychecks only increases the stress on these essential workers, many of whom are already working
mandatory overtime to keep our skies safe and secure.
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Thursday was a tough day for air travel with bad weather on the East Coast and delays crept into the thousands. The FAA reported air traffic control
staffing shortages at control towers at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Texas and Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., and
delayed flights to keep things moving safely. Pete Muntean, CNN, Washington.
HILL: The U.S. Security, Homeland Security Secretary, rather, says operation midway blitz in Chicago will continue throughout the Halloween
weekend. This comes after the Governor of Illinois made this plea.
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GOV. JB PRITZKER (D-IL): No child in America should have to go trick or treating in fear that they might be confronted with armed federal agents.
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HILL: So those statements coming from Governor Pritzker and a call for the pause after reports that federal agents had swarmed a Halloween parade last
weekend, Secretary Noem, though rejecting his request.
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KRISTI NOEM, U.S. SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY: No, we're absolutely not willing to put on pause any work that we will do to keep communities safe.
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HILL: According to her department, since September Operation Midway Blitz has resulted in more than 3000 arrests. U.S. stocks set to open here in
just a few minutes. We'll see if investors are still hot on Apple, despite lower-than-expected numbers when it comes to iPhone sales.
And who wants some candy and a hug? President Trump and the first lady handing out sweet treats to children of military and law enforcement
families as they kick off the Halloween festivities.
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HILL: Welcome back. I'm Erica Hill in New York. You're watching "Connect the World". Here are your headlines. King Charles says he is stripping his
brother Andrew of his royal titles and evicting him from his royal residence at Windsor. This follows a posthumous memoir by Jeffrey Epstein
survivor Virginia Giuffre's, who accused Andrew of sexually assaulting her as a teenager.
Andrew has repeatedly denied the accusation. Hurricane Melissa now moving away from Bermuda into the open waters of the Atlantic, over the past
several days, it has left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, dozens of deaths attributed to the storm in Haiti and in Jamaica.
Officials do expect the death to rise, though, as recovery efforts continue. The U.S. President demanding Senate Republicans get rid of the
filibuster in order to end the government shutdown, which is now in its 31st day, scrapping the filibuster would mean the Republican majority needs
fewer votes to pass bills in the Senate.
So far, however, leading members of the Senate, including leading Republicans, have spoken out against the measure.
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Opening bell here on Wall Street, just a little bit south of where I am joining you from on this Friday morning, preparing for that bell to ring
just a few seconds from now, at its Canadian energy and services company Emera, there for the ringing of the bell today. We'll give it a couple more
seconds.
There we go. Trading officially now underway here in New York on the last day of October. And of course, for all those who celebrate on Halloween. We
are getting a first look at how Apple's newest iPhone is selling. The company's latest earnings report shows overall revenue in line with what
analysts expected.
But when it comes to iPhone sales, those missing the mark a little bit. The last quarter ended just eight days after the iPhone 17 was released. CEO
Tim Cook is predicting next quarter will be the company's best ever, and that is helping to fuel some of the optimism on Wall Street.
Apple futures were higher ahead of trading, and here's a look now as trading begins, continuing in the green. Joining us now, CNN Tech Reporter
Clare Duffy. So, Clare, first of all, in terms of overall results for Apple we talked about those iPhone 17 sales may be a little slower, only, I
guess, eight days or so of data for that, but in terms of the results writ large, what really stands out here?
CLARE DUFFY, CNN TECH REPORTER: Yeah, Erica, this was a fairly strong quarter for Apple overall. As you said, total revenue for the company
reaching $102 billion slightly exceeding analysts' expectations there. But the biggest sort of question going into this earnings report was around the
sales of iPhone 17.
This was Apple's biggest redesign in years. And the stakes were really high here, because Apple is behind many of its competitors when it comes to AI
offerings in its mobile devices. And so, the hope was that the iPhone 17 redesign would be exciting enough for consumers to want to upgrade.
And as you said, iPhone sales came in slightly lower than analyst expectations. But Apple explained that by saying that there were supply
chain issues, supply chain sort of restrictions, that lowered the sales in those eight days that the iPhone 17 was available during this quarter.
And investors seem to be buying that. You know you see the stock in the green. Tim Cook saying that he does expect iPhone sales to grow in the
current holiday quarter, which is the most important quarter for this company. And in particular, expect sales to grow in China, which is one of
the company's most important markets.
I will say, though, that Apple did take a more than $1 billion hit from tariffs. So that continues to be sort of a dark cloud that's overhanging
the company, but overall, things looking up for Apple as it's dealt with a few years of sort of up and down iPhone sales that it appears to be on a
pretty positive trajectory here.
HILL: So that's Apple for us. Amazon also getting a lot of attention. Results soaring really. Cloud growth beating expectations, tough to ignore,
though, the other Amazon headlines this week about, what was it 14,000 job cuts. What more did we hear about those cuts in particular, moving forward?
DUFFY: Yeah, Erica, it was pretty remarkable. I mean, the company posting sales up 13 percent to $180 billion but CEO Andy Jassy didn't talk about
those 14,000 of its employees who lost their jobs, until he got a question about it about midway through the call, and he said that it really wasn't
about money.
It wasn't even really about AI, but instead was about culture. Here's how he explained these layoffs. He said, as the company has gained new business
lines, new locations, you end up with a lot more people than you had before, and you end up with a lot more layers. Sometimes without realizing
it, you can weaken the ownership of the people that you have who are doing the actual work.
But Erica, I can't imagine how it must feel to be one of those 14,000 employees who have lost their jobs heading into the holidays. Here it's at
least some of whom presumably thought they were doing actual work. So interesting to hear those comments from CEO Andy Jassy, but the company
does appear to be really gaining growing because of its investments in AI.
As you said there, the cloud sales up because of this demand from other customers for AI computing capacity.
HILL: All right. Clare, appreciate it. Thank you. Two media powerhouses taking their contract standoff to the next level. Now, Disney is pulling
its channels from YouTube's pay TV platform after the two failed to strike a new carriage agreement. So, this blackout for customers of YouTube TV
will include ESPN, ABC and a number of other channels who fall under that Disney umbrella.
A spokesperson for Disney says YouTube is, in its view, refusing to pay fair rights. YouTube says the decision harms subscribers and benefits.
Disney's own streaming services like Hulu and Fubo, the two companies are reportedly still in talks, though, to resolve the issue. History being made
in the women's Cricket World Cup as India booked their place in the final.
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HILL: The Halloween festivities of the White House kicking off a little early this year. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, handing out
candy to kids on Thursday. The first lady's office says the children are members of military and law enforcement, families, children of
administrative staff also there for the trick or treating.
At least one child was dressed as President Trump. Trump high fining, high fiving, rather his doppelganger, before having the boy turn around seen
there to wave to the cameras. The White House was adorned with plenty of festive decorations. You see the fall leaves there, floating leaves and the
autumnal colors, some pumpkins, lot of pumpkins there on the steps as well.
You can't just let the humans enjoy Halloween, the autumn holiday, of course, is big on pumpkins and for animals around the world, well, that
means they get to join in on the fun. CNN's Polo Sandoval has more.
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POLO SANDOVAL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's trick or treat time at zoos and animal sanctuaries around the world, and pumpkins are the prized
snack. The gourds are downed in one big gulp by these hippos at the San Antonio Zoo. But it's a slow crush at the Oregon Zoo, with elephants using
their powerful feet to crack open the pumpkins.
It was part of an annual event called the squishing of the squash. It attracts visitors to the zoo each year, the donated pumpkins can weigh
hundreds of kilograms, too much for eight-month-old Tula-Tu, who prefer to show off some tricks rather than eat or treat. Bears at a sanctuary in
Kosovo, also enjoyed their seasonal eats, but they had to work for their meals.
Sanctuary workers say that they hit the pumpkins so that the bears could forage for food the way they would in the wild.
TAULANT HOXHA, SANCTUARY SPOKESPERSON: Now it's autumn, the season of chestnuts and pumpkins, but at the same time, we've also decorated these
pumpkins to match the Halloween celebration atmosphere. So, the idea is to make it interesting for the animals and to make them more active. You can
see how they run after the fresh pumpkins, their seeds and the fresh chestnuts.
SANDOVAL (voice-over): Visitors say it was a delight to watch the bears getting a taste of the season.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm very lucky to have come today, because we saw the bears having a special ceremony with the pumpkins.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We really liked what we saw. We loved landscape. We loved bears.
SANDOVAL (voice-over): No costumes, nothing scary, just full bellied fun and the hopes of bigger pumpkins to come maybe next year for little Tula-Tu
in Oregon. Polo Sandoval, CNN.
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HILL: The fifth and final season of "Stranger Things" set to drop at the end of November, and we'll reportedly wrap with an episode on Christmas
Day. The finale comes to you on New Year's Eve. And another spooky trailer dropping this Halloween. Take a look.
"Scream 7". Yes. Now number seven reuniting stars Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, reportedly the plot for "Scream 7" involved Campbell,
Sidney, who's built a new life for herself and her daughter. I hope you're sitting down, because this may come as a shock, but apparently it doesn't
go well.
The movie hits theaters in late February. It is the end of an era for one of the most successful teams in professional basketball. The NBA's Board of
Governors has now approved the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers to LA Dodgers Owner Mark Walter. Walter is set to pay $10 billion for a majority interest
in the team.
That is the most ever paid for a sports franchise anywhere in the world. It also means that for the first time in almost half a century, the Buss
family will not have majority control. Jerry best bought the team in 1979 bringing a Hollywood flair to the franchise. The Lakers have won 11 titles
with stars like Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and, of course, LeBron James.
India's cricketers are thought to, or through, rather, to the Women's World Cup final after a thrilling, historic victory over the record seven-time
champions Australia. Patrick Snell joining me now with more big upset, huh?
PATRICK SNELL, CNN WORLD SPORT: Hi, Erica. Yeah, Australia not used to not win, basically, they're the all-conquering, dominant force in women's
cricket. But what a storyline around India and what their players have achieved. They are through to Sunday's final against South Africa.
They beat the Australians by five wickets. It was a remarkable performance by all of their players, but in particular, Jemimah Rodrigues, with a
century, an unbeaten century, really guiding her team to an historic win. And she really got very emotional afterwards, fighting back the tears,
because it later emerged, she would speak about the anxiety issues.
She's been dealing throughout the tournament and how she's overcome them, helping her team to get to the final. We'll have it all for you on "World
Sport", Erica in just a few moments from right now.
HILL: Looking forward to that. We will catch you right after the break. Stay with us.
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