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U.K. Suspends Some Intel Sharing With U.S. Over Boat Strike Concerns; House Expected To Vote Wednesday On Senate-Passed Bill; U.S. Air Traffic Cuts Expected To Increase Today; Mexico Cracks Down On Criminal Groups In Michoacan; Safety Warning To Be Removed From Menopause Hormone Therapy; Discussing Role Of Women In Military On Veterans Day; CNN's Nick Watt Watches A "Flying Car" In Action; CNN Meets Teen Behind Viral Louvre "Detective" Image; Aired 12-1p ET

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LYNDA KINKADE, CNN ANCHOR: Hello. Live from Atlanta, I'm Lynda Kinkade. This is your second hour of "One World." Good to have you with us.

And we begin with a CNN exclusive report involving a significant break between the United States and its closest ally. Sources telling CNN

(TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES) intelligence with the U.S. about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be

complicit in military strikes that it believes are illegal.

Since September, the U.S. has killed 76 people in 19 strikes on what the White House is calling drug boats in both the Pacific Ocean and the

Caribbean Sea.

The U.N. human rights chief calls the attacks a violation of international law that amounts to extrajudicial killings.

CNN's Natasha Bertrand broke the story. Here's what she said a short time ago.

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NATASHA BERTRAND, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Yes. Lynda, so the context around this is that the U.K. was previously a really important

intelligence sharing partner for the U.S. in the Caribbean because, of course, the U.K. has a number of territories there. It has intelligence

assets. And it has an interest in stopping the flow of drugs in the region.

And so previously, the U.K. would collect intelligence about suspected drug traffickers operating vessels in that area and they would share it with the

U.S. so that the Coast Guard could then interdict those vessels and arrest those on board.

But when the U.S. military started launching lethal strikes against these vessels, killing everyone on board in most cases, the U.K. began to get

deeply uncomfortable with that. They believe that the U.S. military using lethal force against civilians, which the U.K. considers these drug

traffickers to be, is a violation of international law.

So because they view these strikes as essentially illegal, they have informed the U.S. that they do not want to share intelligence that the U.S.

military could then use to target these vessels.

So this is really significant because, of course, as you said, the U.S. and the U.K. are extremely close allies. They are very, very close in terms of

intelligence sharing as well on a number of different issues. And so it is hard to imagine, you know, what it took to get to this moment where the

U.K. said, look, we can't be complicit in these U.S. military strikes because we fundamentally believe that they're in violation of international

law.

Now, we're told that the suspension of the intelligence sharing began just over a month ago. So just after the U.S. began this deadly campaign against

these drug traffickers, it's unclear how long it's going to last.

But what I'm told from my sources is that the U.K. frankly does not want to share this intelligence with the U.S. anymore because they do not believe

that it is legal.

And so this really underscores broadly the ambivalence and questions that have been raised around this campaign. We reported last month that the

Southern Command Commander, the U.S. Southern Command Commander actually offered to resign because he was also questioning the legality of these

U.S. military strikes. And he is actually going to be retiring next month early, just one year into his tenure.

And, of course, we also reported that several military officials and lawyers inside the Department of Defense have also raised serious questions

about the legality of these strikes.

So it's not just international, you know, allies that are questioning this. It's also people inside the Pentagon itself.

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KINKADE: Our thanks to Natasha Bertrand there on her reporting. Our international diplomatic editor Nic Robertson joins us now from London with

more on this. Good to see you, Nic.

So the U.K. has paused its intelligence sharing with the U.S. because of these deadly strikes in the Caribbean. How serious is this break with

America's closest ally?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Yes. It's not something you're going to get people and government, particularly, let's say, the

foreign office, you know, who would have the most regular dealings with, the counterparts in the United States.

It's not the sort of thing you're going to get them to -- to comment on. But it -- but it's clear that this adds attention in a dynamic with a -- a

very close partner and ally at a time when the -- when the -- the leadership in the United States is viewed by many politicians in the U.K.

as being a difficult one to manage.

You know, we think of Keir Starmer going to Washington earlier on in the year and being very successful and getting lauded back when he came back to

the U.K., when he had the bones and the framework of a trade deal with the United States to first to get it, managed to sort of escape some of the

worst that tariffs President Trump was thinking about.

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Successfully managing the relationship with this particular White House is a way a prime minister, this prime minister, one of the metrics by which he

is being judged in the U.K. and he is not having an easy time.

And yesterday, the time got even harder, if you will, for -- for Keir Starmer. Why? Because President Trump threatened a billion dollar lawsuit

against the BBC. Keir Starmer has sort of stood up for the BBC in the context that he doesn't think and says he believes that it is a -- it is

not a fundamentally biased news organization.

So there are many ways, many sort of little ways that the relationship can tear and perhaps is tearing slightly. This is something that is a potential

embarrassment for the White House, particularly if it gets further traction.

And it's something of a clearly an irritant and a difficulty in the relationship. But -- but intelligence sharing is not something or -- or any

nature of any details about the intelligence between the two countries, of which there is a lot of sharing, will get -- will get a public airing, if

you will.

So this -- this current situation that Natasha Bertrand has reported on is, as she has said, this is a very significant moment.

KINKADE: Yes. And, of course, Canada has also distanced itself from this U.S. military campaign while still supporting Coast Guard operations.

Are we seeing a broader pattern from U.S. allies responding to the way America is carrying out these strikes in the Caribbean? And what does that

mean for -- for counter drug efforts?

ROBERTSON: You know, you could extend the way that governments have come under pressure for the way, you know, some European governments have come

under pressure for the way that they've dealt with. Israel and particularly sort of followed the U.S. leadership.

There has been that tension. But if you think about the Caribbean, think about Guadeloupe and --and Martinique, the French Antilles, as they're

known, maybe France. We don't know. France's position on intelligence sharing.

But intelligence sharing is something that's normally done as a matter of trust. And it's done, you know, in the sort of U.S., U.K. context as -- as

part of the Five Eyes, Australia is in there as well. Canada as well. And - - and that intelligence sharing is supposed to keep all the -- the members of that intelligence community, keep their countries safe.

So any tiny chink in that where information isn't shared makes the countries intrinsically that little less safe. And the concern and the

reason I mentioned Israel as putting pressure, let's say, on the British government, other governments is because of the way that Israel has managed

its war in Gaza and called into question support that it's been given military support because of the tactics and methods that issues the high

civilian casualty there in the same very, very broad context that -- that the U.K. is stopping sharing some intelligence with the U.S.

These are not similar subjects. They're not precisely similar, but those similar tensions about what another country is doing. And therefore that

country, U.K., U.S., that relationship is doing comes into question.

KINKADE: All right. Nic Robertson for us in London. Thanks very much.

The House is expected to vote on a funding bill that could end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history as early as tomorrow afternoon.

The Senate passed the measure Monday night after eight lawmakers who caucus with the Democrats broke ranks to support it. But the key to mind an

extension of healthcare subsidies was not included. They did however secure a promise for a Senate vote on extended subsidies next month.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has not offered a similar commitment. Earlier, one house Democrats told CNN what he thinks his party must do going

forward.

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REP. JAKE AUCHINCLOSS (D-MA): Democrats cannot simply continue to oppose Donald Trump without offering Americans an alternative agenda. And part of

our alternative agenda needs to be a compelling way that we will lower healthcare prices.

And that includes negotiating on the ACA. I'm perfectly open to negotiating on these enhanced subsidies, whether it's for higher earners, shaving off

some of those subsidies, whether it is sunsetting it after one year with the agreement that we negotiate on different ways of getting people onto

the exchanges through employer grants or Medicaid expansion. But we have to have a strategy and a plan that we can deliver on even in the minority.

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CNN's Manu Raju joins me now live from Capitol Hill. Manu, good to have you with us.

So wondering if you are sensing that frustration there among lawmakers over this compromise by some Democrats to -- to reopen the government and what

the next steps are looking like towards that.

MANU RAJU, CNN CHIEF CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes. We're headed to a very close vote in the United States House tomorrow because of the

opposition of Democrats.

In fact, the Democratic leader in the United States House, Hakeem Jeffries, is making very clear. He plans to urge his members to vote against his

plan.

And remember, given the razor-thin Republican majority, if virtually all Democrats vote against it, we may see a couple of defections, but

virtually, all of them do. And any party line vote, the Speaker House can only afford to lose two Republican votes, in order to be expected at least

one defection on the GOP side.

So this is headed to a very close vote. That being said, we do expect the votes to ultimately be there because Republicans are mostly in line behind

this bill because the Democrats did not ultimately get what they want, which was an extension of the expiring subsidies under the Affordable Care

Act.

They said that they must be included as part of this deal because of people's healthcare premiums increasing. But the -- they got instead was an

assurance for a vote in the United States Senate on a separate bill dealing with healthcare with no guarantee that that vote and that bill will pass

and that it would ultimately become law.

The question will be whether the two sides can actually reach any sort of an agreement on a healthcare legislation. And the fact of the matter to

this though, the parties are so badly divided over this issue, something that has fractured Republicans and Democrats for decades.

I caught up with one Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. And I asked him about the Republican plan on dealing with skyrocketing healthcare

costs and whether the GOP will come behind one approach.

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RAJU: Republicans don't know how to get unified.

SEN. RON JOHNSON (R-WI): I realize Democrats are doing everything they can to blame Republicans for their failed healthcare system. And they're the

ones that remade their healthcare system. They're the ones that put into Obamacare that's causing premiums to skyrocket. OK?

So again, we're happy to work with them if they first admit the problem. The first step in solving problem. But first, they have to solve their

problem. You got to meet, you have it.

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RAJU: And it's a sign that it's going to be very difficult for the two sides to find any sort of agreement on healthcare.

So, what does that mean going forward? This bill, assuming that it passes tomorrow would extend government funding for a significant portion of the

government through January 30th of next year.

The rest of the federal government would be funded through September 30th of next year. And that would set up a fight early next year about

healthcare. If this bill, the separate bill on healthcare does not pass, Congress, as widely expected, that it will not.

So they're essentially going to reopen the government after the longest government shutdown in history, but kick the can down the road and set up

another huge fight at the end of the year and early next year, probably over the same issue as we head into an election year.

So avoiding one crisis, averting in ending one crisis for now, but potentially delaying another fight that could lead to yet another crisis

early next year. That's how Congress has been legislating on these issues.

But at the moment, people can breathe a sigh of relief in the United States. People who have lost their jobs, been furloughed, not getting

paychecks. People have been ensnared and also the travel chaos because of this government shutdown and also not getting federal food aid as a result

of this historically long government shutdown now more than 41 -- 41 days - - 42 days and counting.

So at least that will end for now, but more problems ahead. Lynda.

KINKADE: Yes. So it seems that way. Manu Raju, great to get that update from you. Thanks for joining us from Capitol Hill.

RAJU: Thank you.

KINKADE: Well, despite signs, the shutdown could soon end. More airline cuts are coming until a deal is officially signed. Starting today, six

percent of flights will be cut across 40 major airports up from four percent since Friday.

And by Thursday, that number will rise to eight percent. On Friday, it'll be 10 percent. That's all as more air traffic controllers call out facing

another week with no paycheck.

The president is demanding that they show up anyway, posting on social media, quote, all air traffic controllers must get back to work now or face

penalties and that he'll be recommending a $10,000 bonus per person for distinguished service to the country.

Take a listen to what the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants had to say about those comments from Trump.

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SARA NELSON, INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS: Not only is it disgraceful, it is another way that we are making it unsettled

for these air traffic controllers who have worked through this miraculously without getting paid. It also shows that the president does not understand

where Americans are living paycheck to paycheck these days. We are disgusted with those statements. They need to be rescinded. And we will

not, in anyway, entertain those -- those comments from the president.

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KINKADE: I'm joined now by CNN safety analyst David Soucie, a former FAA safety inspector. Great to have you with us, David.

So you've essentially described this situation as a mess. Can you just break down for us how the combination of the government shutdown, plus the

ongoing air traffic controller shortage is affecting airlines and flights right now?

DAVID SOUCIE, CNN AVIATION SAFETY ANALYST: Well, it's a big system. I mean, the airspace system is -- and now it's affected globally is something that

has a lot of moving parts. The airlines have already because of these shutdowns, because of the reductions, they've already changed their

operational procedures. They've moved them in that direction. So they're -- they're doing that.

But remember, it affects every level, as we heard from the flight attendants that were just on a moment ago. Every single union, everyone is

affected by this. It's not just air traffic control. But the fact is this didn't start, this reduction did not start because of the shutdown.

It was part -- it was certainly contributory, but it should have done in happening before that because of the shortage in air traffic control.

KINKADE: Of course, the air -- FAA's air traffic organization prides itself on being resilient. Are there weak points in the system, given how long

this shutdown has already gone on, that the public might not see when it comes to potentially maintenance delays or training slowdowns or a backlog

in certification?

SOUCIE: Well, what people may not realize is just how integrated this system is. For example, if one of the parts on an aircraft fails and they

see that they have a delay, it's not just that airplane is delayed, it's everything down below. So there's a trickle effect.

But in addition to that, the flights have to be changed and managed. Across the network, one change can affect everything across the network. So -- so

the people relying on the people, the air traffic controllers and the dispatchers for the airlines are critical right now and they've gone above

and beyond.

We've completely relied on their -- their ability to keep track of things. It has nothing to do with the systems at this point. The systems are safe,

they're in place, but being able to manage and work with what you have, it's -- is really miraculous what's been going on so far with controlling

the air traffic.

And this reduction, I'm not sure, is having much of an impact. Because of the controllers I've talked to. They said that it really has not have much

impact on them.

KINKADE: All right. David Soucie, good to get your perspective. Appreciate your time today. Thank you very much.

SOUCIE: Thank you.

KINKADE: Well, still to come, Mexico's president is sending a strong message to criminal groups, sending security forces to battle organized

crime. We're going to go live to Mexico with more, next.

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KINKADE: Well, two controversial bills advanced through Israel's parliament Monday? One would expand the use of the death penalty for people found

guilty of terrorism or nationalistic motivated murder.

Israel's far right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, handed out sweets to fellow lawmakers after the vote passed. He had threatened to

withdraw his party from Israel's coalition government if the bill was not put up to a vote.

Lawmakers also approved the first reading of a bill that would allow the Israeli government to shut down foreign media outlets without a court

order. Both bills faced further debate and readings.

Well, Mexico is cracking down on criminal groups in one of the most violent regions. The Ministry of Defense says it's deploying nearly 2,000 soldiers

to Michoacan in the coming days. The first 300 soldiers arrived Monday.

The crackdown follows the launch of the government's new plan for peace and justice in the region, amid a surge in violence, including the

assassination of the mayor of Uruapan earlier this month.

Our Valeria Leon is in Mexico City with much more on this. Good to have you with us.

So what specific threats are these criminal gangs carrying out that -- that are being targeted by this troop deployment?

VALERIA LEON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Lynda, what we know is what just President Sheinbaum has unveiled what she calls plan Michoacan for peace

and justice. And this is a mix of security and development ventures designed to bring stability back to one of Mexico's most violent states.

And under this plan, the federal government is sending nearly 2,000 additional troops to Michoacan, part of a broader military operation to

contain homicides, prevent extortion and block the movement of criminal groups in and out of the state.

But this is just about -- it's not just about the soldiers on the ground. The plan also includes major investment in infrastructure, new roads,

public works and job creation projects. And it is funded by both public and private money.

The idea is to give people real alternatives to crime and rebuild communities that have been living under cartel control for years. Still,

some critics argue that the plan leaves important gaps like support for victims, displaced families and also programs to help young people avoid

being drawn into organized crime.

Sheinbaum insists that Mexico security crisis cannot be solved with force alone. The president has also rejected direct U.S. involvement in

operations on Mexican soil. This comes after President Trump offered American help in pursuing the cartels.

And Sheinbaum says, Mexico will only accept intelligence sharing, not U.S. boots on the ground.

But pressure from Washington is likely to grow. Trump has been vocal about demanding results in the fight against drug trafficking. And Michoacan

could soon become a test of Mexico's ability to confront its security crisis without foreign intervention.

President Sheinbaum is facing what could be the biggest security test of her administration, a search of violence in the western state of Michoacan,

one of the country's most dangerous regions.

And just the past two weeks, two high-profile killings have shocked the nation. One, a young leader of the lemon growers association that was

gunned down. And just days later, the mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, known for speaking out against organized crime, was assassinated in broad

daylight during a Day of the Dead celebration. The violence has reignited protests across Michoacan and renewed the debate over how to tackle

insecurity in Mexico, a problem that has hunted presidents for decades.

And now, Lynda, Michoacan is a key battleground for several organized crime groups fighting for control, not just over drug routes moving through the

pacific Port of Lazaro Cardenas, but also over the region's agriculture wealth.

Avocado and lemon producers say they're being forced to pay so-called taxes to cartels, told when to harvest, what to sell, and what -- at what price

or face brutal consequence.

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But for Sheinbaum, the challenge now goes beyond Michoacan. The violence there is not just local. It's a warning of how fragile Mexico's

institutions remain. And her ability to restore trust also protect local leaders and weaken cartel control may shape not just the success of her

presidency, but the credibility of the Mexican state itself. Lynda.

KINKADE: All right. Valeria Leon, we will come back to you for more information on that crackdown in the coming days. Thanks so much.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is promising those responsible for a deadly car explosion in Delhi will be brought to justice. Officials say at

least 10 people were killed Monday in a blast in the densely populated capital city. More than 30 were badly injured.

The explosion happened near the Red Fort, a sprawling 17th century monument and a major tourist hub.

Police say a slow-moving vehicle came to a stop near a red light before exploding. Airports, railway stations, and government buildings in India

are on high alert.

Neighboring Pakistan. Neighboring Pakistan is reeling from the worst suicide bombing in close to two decades. A faction of the militant

Pakistani Taliban behind some of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country has claimed responsibility for an attack in the capital city of

Islamabad.

At least 12 people were killed in the blast that happened in the parking lot of the city's busy judicial complex. One survivor describes what

happened.

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MANZAR ABBAS, ISLAMABAD BLAST VICTIM (through translator): When I was crossing the police station close to the courts, I saw the police car pass

me, and I saw the man go towards it wearing his jacket. And I saw the explosion happened.

I saw about 40 people fall immediately. I've been hit as well and bled a lot, but thank goodness I were saved. There was a security guard who picked

me up and helped me get me to the hospital.

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KINKADE: Pakistan's president released a statement condemning the attack near the city's high court. Pakistan has faced a surge of violence since

the Afghan Taliban swept Kabul in 2021.

Well, still to come, it is Veterans Day here in the U.S. A day to honor members of the Armed Forces. But some say the Trump administration is

actively working against women in the military. We'll talk to a female veteran about that when we come back.

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KINKADE: Those scenes today on both sides of the Atlantic. This of course is Armistice Day in the U.K. when the country commemorates the end of the

First World War. You're looking at Queen Camilla there, meeting some of the current veterans.

A little earlier, the U.K. paused for two minutes of silence to mark the moment when the guns on the Western Front fell silent in 1918.

And this, of course, is known as Veterans Day in the United States. President Donald Trump there, placing a wreath that Arlington National

Cemetery a short time ago. He was leading the 72nd annual National Veterans Day observance, honoring the men and women who have served and continue to

serve in the U.S. armed forces.

Well, CNN exclusive investigation reveals a growing culture of misogyny inside the U.S. military. CNN reporters spoke to more than a dozen active

duty women in various branches of the military who expressed alarm that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's policies and words are pushing women out

of U.S. forces.

Hegseth has removed women from key leadership roles and place -- and put in place new fitness standards that could be seen as a barrier to women in

combat.

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PETE HEGSETH, U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY: Our female officers and NCOs are the absolute best in the world. But when it comes to any job that requires

physical power to perform in combat, those physical standards must be high and gender neutral.

If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is. Basic training is being restored to what it should be. Scary, tough and disciplined. We're

empowering drill sergeants to instill healthy fear in new recruits, ensuring that future warfighters are forged.

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KINKADE: Well, time now for "The Exchange." And joining us to talk about this is Amy McGrath. She was the first woman to fly a combat mission in an

F/A-18 jet for the U.S. Marines. She's also a Democratic candidate for the Senate for the state of Kentucky in next year's midterm elections. Great to

have you with us and thanks so much for your service.

LT. COL. AMY MCGRATH (RET.), DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE U.S. SENATE IN KENTUCKY: I appreciate that. Thank you.

KINKADE: So today is Veterans Day, honoring the men and women who serve as a combat veteran. Just tell us what this day means to you.

MCGRATH: It's a special day in America. And this morning, I got a chance to go to my children's school, my son's high school, and give a -- a talk

about Veterans Day and what it really means. And it's about service to our country, for the men and women who, you know, sign on the dotted line and

potentially go overseas and -- and go and do very dangerous things to fight and defend our country. And we swear a note to the Constitution, not to a

man and not to a political party, but to a -- a belief and -- and to our country. And that's -- that's very special.

KINKADE: Of course, you were one of the first generation of women to serve in combat roles. You've flown combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. How

have you seen the opportunities and the expectations for women evolve over the last few years?

MCGRATH: Well, the last few years, up until this year, have been very good, in the last, I would say 20 to 25 years for women. When I first joined, you

know, there weren't many women. The doors were -- not all the doors were open for women. We couldn't serve in all positions.

When I came in, we could barely serve as pilots. And I was one of the first in -- in fighter aviation in the Marine Corps.

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By the time that I retired, all jobs have been open to women. But what we've seen in the last year or so since this Trump administration has come

into -- into office is, you know, a -- a lying about women in the military, a lying about standards and somehow saying that -- that women have lowered

standards for our military.

And that's just an insult to -- to all of us who have served and have met the combat standards that have always been equal in our country.

And someone who's spoken about those standards and whether or not they've been lowered is, of course, the Defense Secretary Hegseth. We know that

about 18 percent of the U.S. military is made up by women.

What is it signal to you that Hegseth is reshuffling leadership and applying these new fitness standards? And what does it suggest to you about

the signal he sends about, you know, the role and the value of women in the Armed Forces?

MCGRATH: Yes. So I think the first most important piece to talk about is the fact that combat standards have always been gender neutral. So when the

secretary of defense implies that they have been somehow lowered and we're raising them, it's just wrong. It's just not the truth.

Since combat jobs have been open for qualified women, there have only been one standard for those jobs. It was true for artillery, infantry, tanks,

submarines. It was true in my case of flying fighter jets. There was never a men's or a woman's standard.

I think what you're seeing happening in the Department of Defense right now is the firing of qualified people based on gender. We have a secretary of

defense who does not like women. He wrote an entire book about how he doesn't like and is insecure with serving with women in the military.

He himself was never promoted past the rank of -- of mid-grade rank in the Army National Guard. He never qualified in some of the more elite training

programs that some women have qualified in.

And, you know, nothing says thank you to the 1.7 million women veterans than stopping the promotion of qualified women who are in the service right

now. And that unfortunately is what our -- our secretary of defense is doing.

KINKADE: Make some very valid points. Retired Marine fighter pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Amy McGrath. Appreciate your time today. Thank you very

much on this Veterans Day.

Still ahead, a move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could offer more options for women with menopause symptoms. We'll have the details

coming up next.

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KINKADE: Welcome back. I'm Lynda Kinkade. Let's check on how the U.S. markets are doing right now. You can see there, quite a mixed bag. The Dow

up almost one percent, the NASDAQ down about half a percent. The S&P 500 pretty flat right now. That is your "Business Breakout."

Tesla says its sales in China plunged 36 percent in October to 26,000 vehicles. A three-year low as it got squeezed by local competitors in an

increasingly crowded market. Its market shares slid down to just 3.2 percent, which is down from 8.7 percent a month earlier. Tesla also

reported poor sales last month in European markets, including Germany, Spain and the Netherlands.

AstraZeneca shares hit a record high Tuesday, surpassing their previous peak a year ago. The drug maker reported strong quarterly earnings last

week. A U.S. drug pricing deal also boosted investor confidence. The search demands AstraZeneca's status as the U.K.'s most valuable listed company.

Meta has struck a $3 billion five-year deal with A.I. Cloud firm Nebius to supply infrastructure for its platforms. The deal comes as Nebius based in

the Netherlands reports a fourfold jump in revenue in the third quarter. However, the company also said losses wide into more than $100 million as

its capital spending soared.

Well, in a pivotal move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's taking steps to remove the lengthy black box warning on many hormone

treatments for women with menopause symptoms. The shift is expected to give women more options for treatment.

CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.

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SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: It's somewhat of a wild story. If you think about it, it made total sense for women to take hormone

therapy. When you start going through menopause, ovaries stop making as much progesterone, estrogen, the idea of replacing that made sense.

So they did a study. The study started in 1997, the Women's Health Initiative study. And within five years, they actually stopped the study

early because they had some concerning safety signals.

We now know that those safety signals were probably overstated. Subsequent studies did not replicate those safety signals as strongly. But they put

this black box warning out there, which is the strongest warning a medication can get.

Take a look. I mean, you can understand why this was so frightening. Warnings about endometrial cancer, cardiovascular disorders, breast cancer,

all sorts of things. So that's what sort of was happening about a quarter century ago now.

And it led to a significant decline in the number of women actually taking these medications. Prior to the black box warning, they had about one in

four women taking these medications and then it dropped to about one in 25 women.

So millions and millions of women who did not take these medications, it dropped about 70 percent. And I can tell you just on a personal note, I

watched my mom trying to navigate this. Now, I watch my wife trying to navigate this. It was really confusing.

What they say now is when they look at the data, they basically said, look, a couple of things sort of jumped out. First of all, there are newer

formulations of estrogen and progesterone.

In the past, they were sort of lumping all the formulations together, if it was a patch, it was a spray, it was a cream. It was treated the same as

taking pills, for example. We know that there's different risks involved.

But I think the biggest change was really looking at the age of the women and when they started taking hormone therapy. So in the original studies,

when they looked at it, women who were older, they had the highest risk of having some harm without the benefits. But women who were younger and who

started taking hormone therapy, within 10 years of the onset of menopause, they had significant benefits.

So take a look. I mean, think about these benefits. Up to 50 percent reduction in cardiovascular disease, for example. Significant reduction

Alzheimer's disease and -- and bone fractures. My mom had a bone fracture last year. Her doctor said to her, had she been on hormone therapy? She may

have reduced the chance of having that bone fracture because her bone density would likely be stronger.

So, you know, what we're seeing here is the black box warning now going away. Hopefully, women aren't as frightened. The FDA says by taking hormone

therapy as long as it's done in a judicious way.

And keep in mind, there are some women still who are not going to be good candidates for this. Women who have had a previous history of blood clots,

for example, or certain types of cancer.

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But again, there was a significant drop over the last 25 years in women taking this. FDA says, hopefully that will change.

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KINKADE: Our thanks to Dr. Sanjay Gupta there.

Well, personal flying vehicles are already here, even if they're not exactly mainstream yet. If you're like most people, we've got lots of

questions about how a flying car would work in practice.

Do you need a pilot's license? Are they allowed to fly? Can anyone fly? Where can they fly? And, of course, how much do they cost?

Well, our Nick Watts took an up and close look at one of the latest models. Here he is with a few answers.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You are clear for takeoff. Have fun.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Roger that. Clear for takeoff.

NICK WATT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): You don't need a pilot's license. You don't even need a runway.

WATT: There. Can you see it? This is there.

WATT (voice-over): If you've ever played a video game, you can fly this thing. It's one joystick, seriously. And there's a lever to release a

parachute if it all goes horribly wrong.

WATT: It looks awesome from down here. What's the feeling?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Such a great feeling. It's the best view ever. It's -- in normal aviation, you don't get to fly this low to the ground that often.

So --

WATT: Oh.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- I'm getting to do it in this point of view, spectacularly.

WATT: I'm going to stop talking to you because I don't want you to crash.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Appreciate that.

WATT (voice-over): Kitty Hawk gave birth to the age of aviation. And all this might be another massive milestone in the history of flight.

It looks wrong. You know, my brain can't quite get a handle on the movement. I'm used to seeing how cars, motorbikes, airplanes move. This

just moves differently. It's disconcerting. It's weird. I mean, it's awesome. It's weird.

WATT: What are we calling this? We call it like an aircraft. We call it --

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

WATT: -- a flying car?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

WATT: I mean, what is it?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So technically, it's an eVTOL, which stands for Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing.

WATT: You need a sexier acronym.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah.

WATT: Or sexier name.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes. Exactly.

WATT: And why don't you put some wheels on it and actually make it a flying car?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We definitely don't have the weight budget for wheels to be taken on the road, unfortunately.

WATT: Disappointed again.

WATT: They've got to keep it in the FAA's ultra-light category so that you don't need a license to fly. Under 254 pounds before some safety stuff.

But hey, his flying car didn't have wheels either. Listen, we've been dreaming of something like this since "The Jetsons."

Look, there's an old-fashioned land car. Pivotal says they've sold five of their first model BlackFly and trained dozens to fly them.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One of them is a professional pilot. And he flies it to his airport from home.

WATT: So you do have somebody commuting already?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We have a couple of people commuting.

WATT (voice-over): There is a catch. You aren't allowed to fly over so- called congested areas with lots of people and buildings. A couple of other downsides, starting price, $190,000.

And for now, the battery life is only around 20 minutes. The range only about 20 miles. Pivotal says that will improve.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You got to like it.

WATT: Whoa. Jeez, Luis (ph).

WATT (voice-over): Another issue? They won't let me fly for real because I haven't practiced long enough in the VR simulator.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All the way forward.

WATT: I'll let go. Let go of the trigger?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yep. There you go.

WATT: Ooh. Wow. That feels great.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's cool, right?

WATT (voice-over): Ignore my histrionics. This is very easy.

WATT: I mean, this feels very cool. And I'm just pretending.

WATT (voice-over): You have to pass a test in the simulation before you can buy a Pivotal personal aircraft. It isn't a legal requirement. They say

they're just being responsible.

And also, looking into uses, helpful to humanity, maybe, for getting a smoke jumper into a wildfire or getting a doctor to a hard-to-reach

patient. And, of course, there's the military.

WATT: You've given them to the U.S. Air Force already?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's correct, for non-developmental testing. And now we're working with other agencies within the DOG. That said, there's, I

think, an -- an amazing opportunity in recreation.

WATT (voice-over): And one pilot told me, flying a Cessna is like driving a sedate sedan. Flying this is like riding a motorcycle.

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KINKADE: I love it. Thanks to Nick Watt for that report.

Well, still to come, internet sleuths went to work asking, who's that guy? After these photos from the Louvre, jewelry heist went viral, we are

unmasking the dapper Fedora Man after the break.

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KINKADE: Welcome back. I'm Lynda Kinkade.

Where style meets sleuthing. Or at least it looked that way. When this image, take a look, went viral after the Louvre jewelry heist.

Many speculated that the young man in a suit and fedora was a dapper detective who came straight to life from the pages of an Agatha Christie

novel.

The truth though isn't quite as dramatic. CNN did a little detective work of our own to track him down. Here's Saskya Vandoorne.

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SASKYA VANDOORNE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): We tracked down the mystery man from that viral AP photo taken as police sealed the Louvre

after the jewel heist. And he's not a detective, but a stylish 15-year-old schoolboy, Pedro Garzon Delvaux who lives with his family outside Paris.

PEDRO ELIAS GARZON DELVAUX, TEEN IN VIRAL PHOTO: I'm just a student who is 15 years old and like to dress classic.

VANDOORNE: Do you wear a fedora kind of every day?

DELVAUX: I save it for the weekend. I like to read like historic books. Like maybe the movies, the old movies because like the -- the man are

dressing like that and I -- I kind of like it.

VANDOORNE: And how do your friends at school react to the way you dress? Do they appreciate your dapper style?

DELVAUX: Yeah. Yeah. I think I have a lot of aura.

VANDOORNE: I would second that.

VANDOORNE (voice-over): So, who shaped his style? Not a streaming star, but a French resistance icon. Jean Moulin.

DELVAUX: I love that type of angle. When you don't see all the face, but you see just a part of the face.

VANDOORNE (voice-over): The waistcoat is Yves Saint Laurent. The jacket is Hackett. Much of it borrowed or inherited, including a vintage watch with a

Cold War backstory.

DELVAUX: I do the -- the knot of the tie very fast, like this. (INAUDIBLE)

VANDOORNE: There is one question that a lot of people would like to ask you, which is, do you know where the jewels are?

DELVAUX: Well, I don't know, but I know that we found some suspects.

VANDOORNE: You're not working the case?

DELVAUX: No, I'm not.

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KINKADE: Very adept for a 15-year-old.

Well, what better way to end the tennis season than to have the world's top two battling all the way, not only for the season ending crown, but also

for the world number one ranking.

Our Armanda Davies sat down with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz to talk about their epic rivalry.

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AMANDA DAVIES, CNN SPORTS ANCHOR: Do you like the word rivalry?

CARLOS ALCARAZ, SIX-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION: I think that the -- the word rivalry is -- takes on the professional part, just, you know, in the -- in

the tennis -- in the tennis side. We're trying to find the weaknesses, you know, from each other on court. But then when the -- we shake hands and --

and we are off the court. We're -- we're totally different. We sometimes forgot about the rivalry we were getting, you know, on tour, and we became

persons, you know.

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JANNIK SINNER, PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYER CHAMPION: Yes, yes, yes.

ALCARAZ: So I think that's -- that's -- that's good and that's what it means, you know, the -- the word -- I think rivalry.

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KINKADE: Well, at the men's tennis, ATP finals early today, Carlos Alcaraz squeaked out a three-set win against American Taylor Fritz, and extended

out plays tomorrow.

Well, before I leave you, the Eastern United States is experiencing a real cold snap right now. I can confirm. So spare a thought for these little

guys. They are frozen iguanas. Yes, you heard that right. They're falling out of the trees in Florida.

And thankfully, despite their appearances, they are not dead. They're just in a paralyzed state brought on by the cold, according to Florida wildlife

experts.

The official advice, if you find one, don't bring them inside or try to defrost them in your car. Apparently, they will recover faster than you

think. That's reptile resilience for you.

And that does it for this edition of "One World." I'm Lynda Kinkade. Thanks so much for watching. Stay with us. "Amanpour" is next.

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