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Trump Downplays This Week's Meeting With Putin; National Guard Troops Reporting For Duty With D.C. Police; D.C. Residents Skeptical Of Trump's Role In Their City; U.S. And China Agree To Delay Tariff Surge Hours Before Deadline; Chinese Ships Collide While Chasing Philippine Boats; One Of The Year's Best Meteor Showers Visible Today; AI Tool Tested In Police Stations To Speed Up Writing Reports; Many Hope Hockey Can Help Thaw U.S.-Russia Relations. Aired 12-1p ET
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BIANNA GOLODRYGA, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: Days before the much-touted meeting between President Trump and Putin, Russia opens up a new offensive
in eastern Donetsk. The next hour of "One World" starts right now.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Feel out meeting a little bit. And President Putin invited me to get involved.
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GOLODRYGA: The Putin-Trump summit is just days away and Ukrainian officials say their grip on the frontlines is loosening. How the White House is
getting ready for this meeting.
Also ahead, the video you've just got to see. Chinese ships colliding while chasing down a vessel from the Philippines how things could have been a lot
worse.
And later.
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GOLODRYGA: Going golden and making history. How a fictional girl group is shattering records.
Hello, everyone. Live from New York, I'm Bianna Golodryga. Zain is off today. You are watching the second hour of "One World."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns that Moscow is preparing for new military offensives, despite Friday's summit in Alaska between Donald
Trump and Vladimir Putin aimed at ending the war.
Now, it comes as Russian troops have intensified their push along the eastern frontlines and have now pierced parts of Ukraine's defenses in the
Donetsk region. The U.S. president meantime is downplaying expectations for any big breakthrough at the talks, and he said it's not up to him to make a
deal.
Earlier, European leaders released a statement stressing that Ukrainians should decide their own future and that international borders must not be
changed by force.
Latvia's Foreign Minister spoke to CNN a short time ago and suggested the Russian president may be using Friday's talks to achieve what he hasn't yet
on the battlefield.
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BAIBA BRAZE, LATVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: It's very important to make sure that our strength, our capabilities and weakening Russia is in place.
Everybody wants peace, Ukrainian the most. And in the same time being realistic that Putin and Russia is trying to get through other
arrangements, what they can get through war. The war is not succeeding. They are not getting what they want. Ukraine is standing strong. So, they
are trying, of course, various other means. So, we just have to be very realistic.
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GOLODRYGA: CNN's Alayna Treene joins me now live from the White House. And, Alayna, I mean, the president is taking a rather significant risk, inviting
President Putin to the United States. The first time Putin will be on U.S. soil since the Russian, the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine.
And we're seeing that they're making inroads, once again, on the frontlines in Ukraine. The president is saying that it's not up to him to make a deal
here.
What are the -- what are the thought processes going into this meeting? And why not just have it in a third-party country?
ALAYNA TREENE, CNN WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Yes. There -- I mean, the timeline. I don't think we can overstate just how compressed this timeline
is to have, not only a foreign leader come to United States for something of this magnitude, but to have a leader of an adversarial country come to
United States, meet with the president on American soil. And that's part of why we've seen kind of this scramble in recent days trying to set this up
ahead of Friday.
But as for, you know, what will be discussed some of the things that have gone into this, it is very interesting because we have started to hear the
president, you know, strike a different tone than what we've heard in recent weeks.
And a key question, of course, is what has made him think that at this point, Russia, and specifically Vladimir Putin, is willing to actually make
a deal at this point in time.
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Now, part of that is we do know that, of course, last week on Wednesday, the president's special envoy Steve Witkoff, met with Putin for over three
hours, we were told, in Moscow. And it was during that time that we know that Russia made a proposal, one of which really did motivate Witkoff to
tell the president. He believes now is the time for a meeting of this level.
Now, you are exactly right in what we've been hearing from President Donald Trump. We heard this yesterday and we're hearing this again in our
conversations with people here at the White House is that they are trying to lower expectations.
We are consistently being told, as he is saying publicly, that they are not expecting a deal to be struck during this summit. Instead, they're trying
to hear what exactly Putin is willing to do in order to try and bring an end to this war.
And there's, of course, so many outside and external concerns as well. We know that the Europeans are playing to have a call tomorrow with the White
House to kind of, you know, message ahead of this. They want to make sure that they have a seat at the table.
And they, of course, even more importantly, want to make sure that Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, is also at the center of
this. We have heard the president vow that the first call he is going to make will be to Zelenskyy and then to European leaders to try and see, you
know, what sort of agreement they might be able to make if this meeting with Putin is successful.
But that is, of course, a key question, particularly given just how frustrating this entire process has been for President Donald Trump so far.
And I think looking back over the last few months, ever since he came into office, you know, this has not gone -- gone the way that Trump has wanted.
He believed that he would be able to come into the White House, leverage his relationship with Vladimir Putin and be able to try and bring a swift
end to this war.
Clearly, that has not happened. He has talked repeatedly about his frustration, particularly when he gets on the phone with the Russian
leader. And here's one thing and feels confident about where the direction of those talks are headed. And then he sees different action on the ground.
It's really that duplicity that has been getting under the president's skin.
But at the same time, this idea that he'll be able to sit face-to-face is showing to be something that Trump is not willing to give up. He still
believes that he is one of, you know, a great negotiator. He believes face- to-face talks can lead to real progress.
A lot of other people, again, our allies in Europe, not as confident about how this will go. But it's all in a very precarious situation and a lot of
work still needs to be done before Friday.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. And President Trump said the next meeting will involve President Zelenskyy and President Putin meeting directly, perhaps involving
President Trump as well. We shall see.
Alayna Treene, thank you so much.
Well, Washington, D.C., mayor and chief of police met in the last hour with the U.S. Attorney General to talk about the federal takeover of the
Washington police ordered by President Trump yesterday.
After the meeting, the D.C. police chief sounded optimistic about their ability to work with federal partners.
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PAMELA SMITH, POLICE CHIEF, WASHINGTON, D.C.: We have been working collaboratively. I think this is going to be a -- a good effort. It's going
to be an effort that's supported by both teams, the Metropolitan Police Department, as well as our federal partners.
MURIEL BOWSER, MAYOR, WASHINGTON, D.C.: What I'm focused on is the federal search and how to make the most of the additional officer support that we
have. All in an effort to drive down crime. So, how -- how we got here or what -- what we think about the -- the circumstances right now, we -- we
have more police and we want to make sure we use them.
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GOLODRYGA: The National Guard troops are reporting for duty today at the D.C. Armory, and that's where CNN's Natasha Bertrand is at this hour.
It was interesting yesterday the police union there in Washington, D.C., welcomed this initiative by Donald Trump, by the president, to take over
the police force there with the National Guard. I think he -- he legally has the right to do that for 30 days.
But what are you hearing from officers as to how this will actually play out, how the logistics of this will work?
NATASHA BERTRAND, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Bianna. So, look, the 800 National Guard troops that have been activated by President
Trump, they are not all going to take to the streets all at once.
They are essentially going to be working in shifts of about 100 to 200 troops that are going to be doing things like supporting law enforcement in
various ways, including administrative functions, bureaucratic functions, things that aren't necessarily out on the streets.
And then you have the some of the guard troops are going to be providing that physical support to law enforcement. So, they may be patrolling parts
of the city with police officers, with federal agents.
But importantly, Secretary of Defense Hegseth, he told Fox last night that these troops are not going to be performing law enforcement functions. They
are not necessarily going to be making arrests. That it's not going to be a key part of their role here.
They are going to be authorized to temporarily detain individuals, if for example, a police officer or a -- or a federal agent is not readily
available and someone needs to be detained. But they're not going to be carrying their rifles around, for example. They're not going to be openly
armed.
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If needed, again, they will have their rifles and their weapons available for self-defense in another location, in their trucks, perhaps.
And so, all of this is being done to kind of alleviate fears that in Secretary Hegseth's words last night, there are going to be, quote, rogue
law enforcement functions going on from these D.C. National Guard troops.
Right now, they are really pushing back on that idea. They are saying that they're trying to support law enforcement here in a way that essentially
frees up those police officers to fan out across the city.
But it's going to be interesting to see just how the guard troops, you know, the ones that are in the streets, the ones that are working alongside
the police officers, interact with the public and whether this creates any more tense situations, for example, if protests pop up, whether there's
going to be additional confrontation from that.
But for now, they're expected to be mostly in a backup role, Bianna.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. Similar to, I guess, how they were deployed in Los Angeles as well earlier this year.
Natasha Bertrand, thank you.
So, do the people of D.C. want Donald Trump getting involved in running their city? CNN's chief data analyst Harry Enten.
Harry, it has been a long time. Where have you been, my friend? I just see you in the makeup room and that's it. We just like two ships passing in the
morning and -- and makeup chairs and not on television screens. So I'm glad to have you back.
How are D.C. residents feeling about this? I noted that the police union, at least, is welcoming this president's overtake of the police department
there for at least 30 days. But what are average residents saying?
HARRY ENTEN, CNN CHIEF DATA ANALYST: I would say the average resident likes it as much as I like the fact that I haven't been on television with you in
a long period of time. They hate it. They hate it. They hate it. See that how I brought it back around?
Let's take a look here. D.C. residents on Trump and local D.C. issues, believe that he's too involved. Look at this, 71 percent of the vast
majority of Washington D.C. residents believe that Trump is too involved in local issues.
And I should note, this poll was taken before the actions on Monday. My goodness gracious. In fact, a majority of every single demographic polled
by "The Washington Post" said he was too involved in D.C. local politics compared to, get this, just 11 percent who wanted Donald Trump to be more
involved. So, no, they don't like this move, whatsoever.
More than that, of course, this move is about crime, right? And what do we see right now in terms of D.C. residents and their view on crime being the
top problem facing the District of Columbia?
You can see it here. In 2022, it was 36 percent. But look, that number fell. That number fell to just 21 percent in 2025, a drop of 15 points over
the course of the last three years.
Now, I should note that about 50 percent of D.C. residents say crime is an extremely or very serious problem. That 50 percent though is, again, down,
down from where we were back in 2024 when it was just 65 percent.
So, again, you're seeing that 15-point drop over the last just year as compared to the 15-point drop that we see in terms of D.C. residents who
say crime is the top problem over the last three years.
Now, of course, we're talking policy here, but I think it's so important to note the politics of this, right?
There is a reason why Donald Trump, beyond just the crime issue, has a reason to dislike Washington, D.C. And that is, let's take a look at how we
did in 2024. If we tally up all of the counties in the nation, OK, all the counties and all the county equivalents, there are more than 3,000. Where
did Donald Trump do the worst in the 2024 election? You guessed it, it's the District of Columbia, Washington D.C. He got, get this, just 6.5
percent of the vote.
So, Donald Trump has no reason to play lovey-dovey with Washington D.C. He doesn't like them. They don't like him. And the bottom line is Donald Trump
has the power to do this, but the District of Columbia residents, they absolutely despise it.
But I got a piece of good news for you, and that is we are back together again. So, I don't despise that we are back together again. We are finally
coming together as one here on television.
GOLODRYGA: Harry, I bet if you polled our D.C. viewers, they would also be in agreement that this is a big plus to have us reunited again. They would
fully support it. I think that would be 96.5 percent.
ENTEN: Ooh, very, very high. Hold on, 96. We can look at this. We can go 90, we can go six, we can go five. And we can make the percentage mark
right there. 96.5, the approval rating of Bianna and Harry together on "One World," once again.
GOLODRYGA: Yes.
ENTEN: "One World" united.
GOLODRYGA: The 3.5 percent, the disapprove of us are just curmudgeons, but everyone else, everyone supports.
Harry, come back tomorrow, please.
ENTEN: I'll try.
GOLODRYGA: All right. CNN's chief data analyst and our friend, Harry Enten.
ENTEN: See you later.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Well, the tariff surge is on hold for now. The U.S. and China have agreed to a critical 90-day extension, preventing a massive
tariff hike on the world's two largest economies.
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Now, the pause leaves in place the current 10 percent tariff on American goods and 30 percent on Chinese exports. The U.S. may still impose a
secondary tariff on China for buying Russian oil.
Joining us now is some perspective is Lingling Wei, chief China correspondent at "The Wall Street Journal." Lingling, good to see you.
I'm not holding my breath for that secondary sanction to be leveled against China just yet on purchasing Russian oil, though it would be a significant
move because they are the largest purchaser of Russian oil. But we'll get to that in a second.
This isn't the first time that the president has paused a tariff deadline as it relates to negotiations with China. How is this being viewed in
Beijing right now? And talk about the fact that -- that China has really held strong in its negotiating stance with the United States as well.
LINGLING WEI, CHIEF CHINA CORRESPONDENT, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Thank you, Bianna. It's good to be here.
As you pointed out, the extension of the tariff truce, you know, is here. It is a positive sign in that it keeps both sides at the negotiating table,
but it's more like a pause button than a solution because the core tension is this. The U.S. is focused on a transactional outcome. It wants China to
buy massive amounts of American products, purchases China may be structurally unable to fulfill.
China, on the other hand, is focused on a very strategic objective. It wants the U.S. to loosen export controls and give it access to high-end
technology.
Just in the past few days also, we're seeing the Chinese government stepping up pressure on American tech champion NVIDIA and trying to get
NVIDIA to lobby harder in Washington to bat up -- back -- back some forces calling for a greater tech -- tech restrictions on China.
So, you know, we have seen the Trump administration loosening as it controls on China in some cases, but still, there is a strong bipartisan
consensus against making it easier for China to acquire advanced U.S. technology.
So, any negotiations going forward, trying to loosen those controls as part of a deal would still face some major happenings right here in Washington.
So, you know, we're going to see going forward continued negotiation between the two sides, maybe some small tactical moves by the both sides,
and the persistent risk of tariffs returning if either side, especially President Trump, loses patience.
GOLODRYGA: Yes, and China hawks here were quite alarmed at what they view as loosening some of the export control restrictions that have been put in
place by the Trump administration. The first Trump administration held in place by the Biden administration. And now it appears that Trump may be
willing to loosen some of those export controls.
As you noted, companies like NVIDIA and ADM could resume selling some of their powerful semiconductor chips to China with the United States getting
a 15 percent cut of those sales. As I noted, even some Republicans are a bit dismayed by that notion.
Now, the U.S. is pushing hard. The administration is pushing hard on getting China to buy more soybeans.
But if this really is a national security and a strategic push by the United States as it competes with China in that field, is it surprising
that the Trump administration seems to be willing to loosen some of those controls?
WEI: It has come across as a huge surprise to a lot of people involved in, you know, national security discussions and trade discussions. Even to the
Chinese, they felt like it's a godsend for them.
Because traditionally, export controls are non-negotiable. It's supposed to be served the sole purpose of guarding the U.S. national security
interests.
You know, the Biden administration, even during Trump's first negotiate -- Trump first administration, export controls were not on the table --
negotiating table with the Chinese.
You know, as our reporting shows, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has played a big role here. You know, he has been performing this high-wire act of shadow
diplomacy between Washington and Beijing. And that definitely has contributed to the -- some of the recent decisions by President Trump to
loosen some of the export controls on China.
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GOLODRYGA: And quickly, is China expecting the United States to perhaps toughen its stance on secondary sanction threats with regards to buying
Russian oil? I mean, we have this meeting now on Friday with Vladimir Putin. India has bore the brunt, really, on the receiving end of those
secondary sanctions and additional tariffs for its purchase of Russian oil.
But they are second to China. And China doesn't seem to be nearly as criticized by this administration as much as India is. What's the
explanation there in the view in Beijing?
WEI: Well, China definitely is watching everything very closely, especially the upcoming meeting between President Trump and President Putin. From
China's perspective, they will be watching to see if the U.S. is trying to, you know, quote, peel Russia away from its partnership with Beijing.
If Trump can broker a deal that ends the Ukraine war and ease his sanctions on Russia, it makes Moscow less economically dependent on China.
So, for China, that definitely would weaken their own strategic position. So, that's something they're definitely closely monitoring.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Lingling Wei, we'll be paying close attention, too. Thanks so much for joining us.
WEI: Thank you.
GOLODRYGA: Well, a pair of Chinese ships collided while they were chasing Philippine boats, and it was all caught on camera.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, no.
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GOLODRYGA: Wow. The collision happened in the fiercely contested South China Sea on Monday. One of the Chinese ships lost part of its bow in the
crash.
Marc Stewart looks at what sparked the confrontation.
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MARC STEWART, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The South China Sea is a volatile piece of real estate, and what happened here had the potential to turn into
something much worse.
Let's watch the video together. You can see a Chinese warship collided with a Chinese Coast Guard ship while chasing some boats from the Philippines.
The Chinese Coast Guard ship was damaged, in fact, taking off part of its bow.
At the time you can see the waters appeared to be choppy, and at the time, three Chinese Coast Guard members were on the bow when the impact occurred.
As we see in the video, this is video captured by the Philippine Coast Guard. An official from the Philippine Coast Guard said they were being
chased at a high rate of speed when this was taking place.
In addition, you can see one of the boats from the Philippines was targeted with a water cannon but avoided getting hit. At the time, the Philippine
Coast Guard claimed it was trying to get some aid to some fishermen.
So important context here. This happened near the Scarborough Shoal. It falls within the Philippines economic zone, but China has had a constant
presence here for years. That's according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.
Things could have been worse because both nations feel they have rights to this water way and this could have escalated into something bigger.
As for China, it's blaming the Philippines saying it's trying to disguise this as an aid mission, but instead going into its territory and the
Chinese Coast Guard maintains it operated within the law.
China also not calling this a collision, not even mentioning it in its statements.
Marc Stewart, CNN, Beijing.
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GOLODRYGA: Yes. The fact that that bow was so severely damaged and no one was hurt is miraculous.
All right. Coming up for us, the moment that lightning strikes. Stunning images captured on a dashcam in South Carolina.
Plus, emergency workers across Europe are battling wildfires as temperature soar once again.
And just ahead, it's time for one of the best meteor showers of the year. We'll take a look at your chances of seeing a light show to remember.
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GOLODRYGA: Live pictures here of wildfires burning across Spain. Heat waves send temperature soaring above 40 degrees in some areas. In Spain, one
person has died while thousands have been evacuated as firefighters battle blazes in several parts of the country. France, Portugal, Greece, Turkey,
and the Balkans are also facing fires.
Scientists say global warming is giving the Mediterranean region hotter and drier summers resulting in a surge of wildfires each year.
Well, stargazers will be looking to the sky later today in the hope of seeing one of the best meteor showers of the year.
CNN's Derek Van Dam has all the important forecasts on your chances of seeing potentially hundreds of falling stars.
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DEREK VAN DAM, CNN METEOROLOGIST: OK. Set those alarm clocks tonight. There is a beautiful spectacle in the earth sky. Lots of nostalgia for this
weather event, too, because I have fond childhood memories setting up the Adirondack chairs in our backyard, looking for the peak of the perceived
meteor shower, which occurs tonight and tomorrow night.
Look to the north sky. Look for that radiant. That's the center of the horizon that has the meteors kind of radiating out in all directions.
There's a lot of things working for us and against us tonight. But if you get that optimal viewing conditions, it'll look a lot like this, up to 100
falling stars from the sky. And it will be quite the spectacle if you get the perfect conditions, of course, being away from lights from the city.
Also having optimal cloud cover or the lack thereof overhead. And, of course, we've had the full moon a few nights ago, so that might hinder the
feeling this time of the year.
But look, the cloud cover is more important here, more crucial in this forecast. So the East Coast, not so great, unfortunately. But if you're
located throughout the plains, the Pacific Northwest or in the interior Mountain West, things are looking good.
So, what's the difference between a meteoroid, a meteor, and a meteorite? Well, tonight, you're going to see meteors. Remember, that is those
extraterrestrial rocks that burn up in the earth's atmosphere before reaching the ground. But a meteorite actually survives the atmosphere and
hits the ground.
Why do I bring this up? Do you remember what happened back in June this past summer when the daytime skies were lit up by this fireball. That is a
meteorite in North Georgia that did not burn up upon entry. It actually punctured a hole in somebody's home in North Georgia.
And that moon rock, well, I should say extraterrestrial rock was sent to a laboratory to get studied. And they just found out that it is older than
the planet itself. Over four and a half billion years old, according to scientists who studied this, quite a spectacle. Go look for the meteors
falling from the sky tonight.
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GOLODRYGA: All right. Meantime, take a look at this. Authorities in the state of South Carolina released stunning dashcam footage of the moment
that lightning struck close to a highway intersection on Monday.
The lightning bolts brought down wires and cost hundreds of power outages. But thankfully, police say no injuries were reported. Take a look at that.
It's like a fireball in the sky.
Officers had to manage traffic at a number of intersections while power was being restored. Incredible.
Well, still to come for us.
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FRED PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Do you think hockey can help bring America and Russia closer together?
EVGENI MALKIN, ICE HOCKEY PROFESSIONAL PLAYER: People love hockey here and people love -- love hockey in the U.S.
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GOLODRYGA: This legendary Pittsburgh Penguins star from Russia believes the sport of hockey could help thaw relations between Moscow and Washington.
That's up ahead.
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JESS BROWN, THEATER STAGE MANAGER: Having a world leader with such a high body count is unsettling.
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GOLODRYGA: That's one resident of Anchorage describing the upcoming summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders in Alaska. Details and some analysis,
straight ahead.
Plus, we are following the latest surprise announcement from global pop superstar Taylor Swift. Swifties, take note.
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GOLODRYGA: Welcome back to "One World." I'm Bianna Golodryga.
Well, in just three days, a high-profile summit gets underway in Alaska that could map out Ukraine's future. Donald Trump is trying to temper
expectations. However, ahead of Friday's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he thinks it will be good, but it might be bad.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has still not been invited. In Alaska, residents are preparing for the upcoming summit with a mixture of
excitement, expectation and resignation.
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PETE NOLAN, LOCAL ANCHORAGE RADIO WORKER: Well, I think it's -- it's really a fascinating opportunity for Alaska to shine in what we can do for -- for
those kind of venues. I think it's a -- a safe venue for both the leaders to come here. We have a huge air force base and army base next to
Anchorage. And so I think it's going to be a safe location for them.
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BROWN: Having a world leader with such a high body count is unsettling. And I feel that would be the way for any civilian. But especially -- especially
having a -- a Russian leader, considering Alaska's history with Russia, is uniquely interesting.
PAM CRAVEZ, WRITER: I think it's an opportunity for us to demonstrate against Trump when he's here. We spend a lot of time far away trying to
send messages to our congressmen, senators, saying all of the things that we really find to be reprehensible about this administration. And we'll be
here demonstrating when he's here.
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GOLODRYGA: Time now for "The Exchange," where we want to take a closer look at the upcoming summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders. CNN global
affairs analyst Kimberly Dozier joins me now.
So, some Alaskans will be demonstrating against President Trump there, as he will be visiting the state. And what will President Putin be helping to
demonstrate to President Trump as in the days before this meeting, we've seen some inroads and a new push made on the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine,
perhaps President Putin trying to add more leverage to negotiating a new table in terms of what he could possibly walk away with?
KIMBERLY DOZIER, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: Yes. Reports overnight that a key area in the Donbas in Eastern Ukraine was taken, though the Ukrainian
government in the light of day has said a small unit of Russians broke through. They didn't take any territory.
Still, anything that looks like progress on the battlefield by Russia against Ukraine, any new seizure of land, is further impetus for Putin to
posture to Trump that he is in the ascendant, that Russian troops can't be stopped, and to convince Trump that he should sell the Ukrainians on a poor
peace deal that ends up with Russia, allowing to keep much of what it's already got, and be given even more in return for peace.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. The Kremlin's claiming that Donetsk is part of Russia and will no doubt be pushing for Russian recognition of that territory,
territory that Ukraine says it is not willing to give up now or ever.
How much is writing on President Trump actually going to these links of inviting President Putin to the United States the first time he will be on
U.S. soil since his illegal larger-scale invasion of Ukraine, especially since it doesn't seem like much has been worked out ahead of time, and
perhaps there may have been some miscommunication in terms of what was expressed to Steve Witkoff in -- in what he thought he was walking away
with from those talks with Vladimir Putin last week?
DOZIER: Yes. This meeting in Alaska was brokered after Witkoff, Trump's envoy, had a long -- another long meeting with Putin in Moscow. And we've
heard multiple mixed reports out of it.
First, that Russia was willing to trade territory with Ukraine, and then it boiled down to, no, Russia would be willing to stop fighting temporarily if
Ukraine seize -- seeds from all of Donetsk, one of the four Ukrainian regions that it claims and doesn't hold all the territory of right now. It
hasn't won on the battlefield.
And so that is a far worse deal and certainly one that President Zelenskyy would not accept. He doesn't want to swap in any territory. And his
constitution says you can't. I think it would have to go through a parliamentary vote that is unlikely to pass to seed territory to Russia.
Once again, though, what we have going into this from President Trump's comments yesterday, he talked again and again about Zelenskyy picking a
fight with a -- a greater adversary as opposed to acknowledging or understanding that this was an invasion of aggression by Russian troops and
that Zelenskyy and the Ukrainians are just defending themselves.
It -- it's kind of a disturbing way to go into this meeting because the last time that Putin and Trump had a real high stakes face-to-face back in
2018 during Trump's first term in Helsinki, Trump by the end of it in the press conference that they held jointly afterwards, went as far as
questioning the U.S. intelligence community about whether or not there had been interference in -- by Russia, in the US elections back in 2016.
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He -- he came out also talking -- repeating a number of Russian talking points at that time, the same pattern that we've seen since January,
whenever he seems to get on the phone with Putin, Putin gives him his understanding and version of events and seems to convince Trump that that
is the way things are.
And what Ukrainians are worried about is that he's going to do it again in Alaska and then try to bully Zelenskyy and Ukraine to take a bad deal.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. All of that was notable yesterday in his repeated remarks stating that Zelenskyy has been in power for, you know, he was describing
for way too long, three and a half years, and look what he's accomplished. I mean, notwithstanding that President Putin has been in power for 25
years.
But it --
DOZIER: Yes.
GOLODRYGA: -- was also interesting to hear President Trump say that he would know within the first couple of minutes whether President Putin was
willing to negotiate an earnest. Seems to be a long trip to make and quite a -- quite a step to take to invite and a risk to take to invite President
Putin to Alaska all the way for a two-minute meeting. What do you make of that?
DOZIER: President Trump is setting himself up as the arbiter of what is a good deal for Ukraine without having Ukraine at the table. And that's --
that's disturbing for Ukrainian officials and for European officials watching this worried that he's going to green light Russia's either
continued fight or its seizure of some parts of Ukraine through aggression.
So, the fact that President Trump has given Putin a chance to visit the United States, I mean, the last time he was in the U.S. was for a U.N.
General Assembly back in 2018, four years after he seized Crimea, he has met presidents face-to-face, but it's usually overseas.
So, this is going to be a long way to go for a meeting where Trump is saying he'll determine what's good for Ukraine. We don't know if -- we know
that Russia wants some of its sanctions lifted. It wants to return to business as well as a welcome back to the world stage.
Is that going to come in the form of business guarantees? Are they going to talk about doing exploration in the Arctic? That's how Putin might sweeten
the deal for Trump is something that everyone across Europe is worried about.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. I can't imagine any sort of business deals, Arctic deals that -- that Putin would put above continuing though on his agenda in this
war in Ukraine, but we shall see. No doubt this is a symbolic win for sure for Vladimir Putin to be able to continue the bombardment while also
traveling to the United States.
Kim Dozier, thank you.
DOZIER: Thanks.
GOLODRYGA: Well, as Trump and Putin prepare for those talks in Alaska, CNN's Fred Pleitgen takes a look at how sport could play a role in
improving relations between the two countries.
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PLEITGEN (voice-over): It's game on at the Ovi Hockey Cup outside Moscow, headlined by Washington capital superstar Alexander Ovechkin and many other
Russian NHL players. The match aims to boost youth hockey, but the Great 8 tells me he hopes hockey can also help thaw U.S.-Russia relations.
ALEXANDER OVECHKIN, RUSSIAN HOCKEY PLAYER, WASHINGTON CAPITALS: Yes, both - - both countries love hockey, so I hope it's going to connect well and we'll see.
PLEITGEN (voice-over): Last season, Ovechkin became the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, drawing praise from both U.S. President Donald Trump
and Russia's leader Vladimir Putin. The Russians even floating a possible friendly match with American and Russian players to help jumpstart
relations.
PLEITGEN: Do you think hockey can help bring America and Russia closer together?
MALKIN: People love hockey here and people love hockey in the U.S. I hope it's a big meeting, I think, next week between Trump and Putin and I hope
it's a -- they have a good meeting and everything is done.
PLEITGEN (voice-over): But there's a long way to go. With Trump and Putin set to meet in Alaska on Friday, the fighting in Ukraine remains as brutal
as ever.
Russia saying its forces are making gains, reluctant to agree to an immediate ceasefire President Trump wants. It's also now clear that
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not have a seat at the table. President Trump saying he'll judge whether a peace agreement is possible.
TRUMP: At the end of that meeting, probably in the first two minutes, I'll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How do you know that?
TRUMP: Because that's what I do, I make deals.
PLEITGEN (voice-over): But with Trump's threat of punishing sanctions looming, many Russians hope the two leaders reach an agreement and
diplomacy will prevail.
Like it did during and after the Cold War, when the first Russian players around defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov won the NHL's Stanley Cup and brought
it to Moscow's Red Square.
VIACHESLAV FETISOV, FORMER RUSSIAN HOCKEY PLAYER: I was first who came to National Hockey League, it was 1989. It still was Cold War. Still it was
the hate between, you know, the people. But as soon as you start playing, you know, we start to understand each other, you start to become friends.
PLEITGEN (voice-over): Now, the stakes are high once again, as President Trump gets ready to face off with Russia's leader in the Arctic North.
Fred Pleitgen, CNN, Mytishchi, Russia.
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GOLODRYGA: Elon Musk is starting to sue Apple, accusing it of favoring other AI apps over the one developed by his company xAI. Posting on X Musk
accused Apple of unfairly giving OpenAI's ChatGPT, the top spot in its ranking of free mobile apps on the app store. His company's chatbot, Grok,
currently ranked sixth on that list.
This is not the first time the two have butted heads. Last year, Musk threatened to ban all Apple devices at his companies after Apple partnered
with OpenAI.
Artificial intelligence, we are reporting now, is joining the police force. Some departments are using AI to generate reports.
One example of this new technology is Draft One, a software which uses a modified version of open AI's ChatGPT. Some officers say this helps cut the
bureaucracy and lets them take more calls for service. But some legal experts and civil rights advocates are concerned AI generated reports could
contain biases or inaccuracies.
For more on this, let's bring in CNN tech reporter Clare Duffy.
Clare, how widespread is the use of AI now in police departments?
CLARE DUFFY, CNN TECH REPORTER: Yep, Bianna. So, the company that makes Draft One called Axon didn't give us an exact number of the departments
that are using this new technology. It rolled out last year.
It's still fairly new. But we know there are at least a handful of departments that are now using it. And there are lots of departments across
the country that use Axon's other services and technologies. And so the potential for growth of this AI draft technology is really high.
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Now, how this works is the software takes the audio from a police worn body camera. And AI uses that to create the first draft of a police report.
As you said, this is billed as a way for police officers to spend less time writing reports, more time out in the field.
We visited Fort Collins, Colorado, which is one of the first departments that started to use this technology. And we got a demo of Draft One where
we saw some of the safeguards that are built into this technology, namely, these fill in the blanks that the AI automatically adds to the draft report
that are meant to encourage officers to read through these reports, correct errors, add missing information.
Something I've learned in this process is just how central police reports are to the criminal justice process. They are not just used by police
departments, but also by defense attorneys, prosecutors, judges. Certainly, if you are the victim of a crime or accused of a crime, the police report
is going to be very important to you.
And that is why police officers say it's really important for them to get things right in these reports, but also why some experts are raising
concerns about the use of AI in this process.
The ACLU is already urging police departments not to use this AI draft report technology, citing concerns about biases being trained into these AI
models, or just errors. You can imagine if a transcript gets something wrong from that body camera audio, that could potentially end up in the
draft report if the officer is not careful.
But a lot of the officers I talk to say this is making their jobs easier. And they have faith that as long as humans stay involved in the process,
this will be a benefit to them.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Clare Duffy, thank you so much.
Still to come for us, how an animated K-pop girl group is setting new records on the Billboard chart.
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TAYLOR SWIFT, AMERICAN SINGER AND SONGWRITER: Such a nice color on you.
TRAVIS KELCE, AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER: Yes, I know. It's the color of your eyes, sweetie. That's why we matched so well.
SWIFT: We're about to do a (BLEEP) podcast.
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GOLODRYGA: That is Taylor Swift enjoying a playful moment with her boyfriend Travis Kelce on his podcast, "New Heights," that he hosts with
his brother Jason.
It was her first appearance on the show, and boy, did she make it a memorable one. She delighted Swifties around the world with a surprise
announcement. Take a look.
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JASON KELCE, AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER: What do we got?
SWIFT: We got a --
J. KELCE: Briefcase?
SWIFT: Yup.
J. KELCE: Mint green with TS on it.
SWIFT: Yup. Yup.
J. KELCE: What's in it?
SWIFT: This is my brand new album, "The Life of a Showgirl."
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GOLODRYGA: The excitement on Jason's face. The pop superstar made it official just hours ago with a countdown clock on her website, taking down
to 12, 12:00 AM Eastern. This is her 12th original studio album coming out on August 12th. Get it. The repetition there. No word, however, on the
release date.
Well, Taylor is not the only one with something to celebrate. Billboard reports, the K-pop song "Golden" has clinched the number one spot on its
Hot 100 chart.
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GOLODRYGA: The popular hit by HUNTR/X is featured in the animated film K- pop "Demon Hunters." Billboard says this is the ninth song associated with K-pop to take the top spot on the top -- on the Hot 100 and the first by
all-female lead singers.
Destiny's Child was the last all-female collective of three or more members to top the Hot 100 and they did it, oh, my gosh, 24 years ago? That was 24
years? Wow.
All right. I feel really old now. That does it for this hour of "One World." I'm Bianna Golodryga. Thanks so much for watching. Don't go
anywhere. I'll be right back with "Amanpour."
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