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Ukrainian President In Italy As He Gathers European Support; Trump Blasts European Nations As "Decaying" And "Weak"; Sources: Trump Administration Making Plans For Venezuela Post-Maduro; Australia's New Age- Restricted Social Media Ban Now In Effect; Unclear If Maria Machado Will Attend Nobel Award Ceremony; Israeli Authorities Raid UNRWA Compound In East Jerusalem; Trump Greenlights NVIDIA H200 Chip Exports To China; New AI-Powered Glasses Due Out Next Year; U.S. Coast Guard Marks Record Year For Drug Seizures; Aired 12-1p ET
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BIANNA GOLODRYGA, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, everyone. Live from New York, I'm Bianna Golodryga.
ZAIN ASHER, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Zain Asher. You are watching the second hour of "One World."
GOLODRYGA: Kyiv says that it will send a revised peace proposal to the White House as early as today aimed at ending Russia's war. This as U.S.
President Donald Trump goes on the attack in a political interview targeting both his Ukrainian counterpart and European leaders.
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DASHA BURNS, POLITICO WHITE HOUSE BUREAU CHIEF: Do you intend to send kind of a message of -- of tough love to our allies to push them to make
reforms? Or do you think that many of them are just weak and -- and you don't really want to be allies with them?
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I think they're weak. But I also think that they want to be so politically correct. I think they don't
know what to do. Europe doesn't know what to do.
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GOLODRYGA: Without a clear end in sight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging allies to show unity in this moment.
On Monday, he met with the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany in London and later traveled to Brussels for discussions.
ASHER: Yes. On top of all of these whirlwind talks, Zelenskyy also sat down with Pope Leo in Italy. The Pope expressing hope that current diplomatic
efforts will bring peace.
Our team is tracking the story from all angles. Ben Wedeman joins us live now from Rome. Stephen Collinson is also standing by for us from
Washington.
Ben, let me start with you because Zelenskyy has talked about sort of watering down the initial 28-point plan that appealed to the Russians to a
20-point plan, he says, in his words, Zelenskyy says, that he has essentially removed the anti-Ukrainian provisions.
We know that he met with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. And what's interesting about Giorgia Meloni's position is that she appears to
be somewhat of a political bridge, if you will, between Europe and the Trump administration, especially given some of the -- some of the sort of
comments that President Trump made about European partners and European allies.
We know that Giorgia Meloni typically has been favored by members of the Trump administration. Just walk us through what the two discussed in terms
of what we know.
BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, we don't have the details from the Italian side about what was discussed. We understand
that the meeting between Zelenskyy and Meloni lasted for 90 minutes.
Now, Zelenskyy, afterwards, put out a very brief statement saying that the discussions with the Italian Prime Minister were excellent and very
substantive.
But certainly it's interesting that, you know, yesterday he was at 10 Downing Street, where he met with the leaders of the U.K., France, and
Germany, who aren't necessarily President Trump's favorite European leaders.
But today Meloni is the one perhaps who can put that sort of gold star on Zelenskyy's so-called refined version of the American plan. She is somebody
who Trump, to the best of my knowledge, has never said anything negative. So that's certainly a positive point.
So perhaps now that he's gone through sort of all the major leaders of Europe and will come up finally after meeting with Meloni, something that
perhaps might be pleasing to a very touchy American president.
Certainly what we saw today earlier, he met with Pope Leo, who the -- the pope expressed an urgent desire in the words of the Vatican for a just and
lasting peace. And certainly what we know is that Ukrainians were not happy with the initial 28-point plan put out by the Trump administration, then it
was cut down to 20 points.
But the feeling among many Ukrainians and many European leaders as well was that this was a plan that certainly leaned in the direction of the Russians
far more than Ukraine, particularly when it came to territorial concessions.
The plan involved or envisioned Ukraine basically giving up the entirety of the Donbas Region, a region I covered extensively when we used to travel to
Ukraine, where we saw that the Ukrainians have sacrificed so much in terms of -- of blood and material, that for them it was a very difficult pill to
swallow, to surrender the land they still control in the Donbas to the Russians.
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GOLODRYGA: And, Stephen, let me bring you in, because we have the president in that interview with "Politico" describing Europe as weak and decaying
and telling Zelenskyy that he's got to get on the ball now and start, quote, accepting things, that coupled with the new national security
strategy that was released last week, which deviates from traditional U.S. national security strategies that focus more on cohesion and alliance with
NATO and European partners and all viewing Russia as the biggest European threat to allies. That's completely changed now in this new report.
What message is the White House sending by making such statements and insults, really, to European partners?
STEPHEN COLLINSON, CNN POLITICS SENIOR REPORTER: So, first of all, I've usually found that getting too shocked and outraged at what President Trump
says in the minute is not a good idea because he tries to shock and outrage people.
That's the political space in which he operates best. That said, there are clearly very fundamental differences now between the Trump administration
and Europe. And I think it's worth asking whether the Trump administration really is an ally of Europe. And that would be a big change to the post-war
security consensus.
Those comments that the president said very much mirrored what President Putin was saying about Europeans interfering with Trump's peace effort
before Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner went to the Kremlin.
I think what's being laid bare here is that the parties have irreconcilable goals in many ways. It's not clear that Putin wants a peace deal at all,
despite what Trump says. Trump wants any deal and doesn't really care very much what's in it. The deal is the thing for him.
The Ukrainians obviously need a deal that preserves their sovereignty and capacity to exist as a state, and the Europeans need a deal that preserves
their national security and prevents a war -- a future war in Europe.
So these things are, in many ways, I think, for all the diplomatic efforts not being particularly compatible, and that's the big problem here. The
president doesn't want what the Europeans want and doesn't even pretty much acknowledge it.
When he talks in the "Politico" interview about Ukraine losing, they have to accept what's coming to them. That's not necessarily accurate, but it is
a strain of opinion that's long been prevailing in Washington in certain foreign policies' fears.
The idea that the United States is never going to care about this as much as Ukraine does and as much as Europe does. And if that political stream of
thought starts prevailing, I think that's going to be something that really does pull these sides together on the issue of Ukraine, and we could see
the president walk away.
ASHER: Stephen, stand by. Ben, let me bring you back in. Just walk us through what the consequences are of Europe essentially being sidelined, I
guess, by the Trump administration, while also Trump putting pressure on Kyiv, because if Ukraine fully, fully becomes Europe's problem, but of
course, Europe is going to have to shoulder that much more costs militarily, financially, and bear the burden of this war.
Just walk us through what the consequences are of Donald Trump sort of shifting more of the burden to Europe in this way.
WEDEMAN: Well, at the moment, the Americans aren't really providing anything to the Ukrainians. It's the Europeans through this new arrangement
worked out by the Trump administration earlier this year where, for instance, patriot missile batteries were sold by the United States to
Europe and Europe would then give them to Ukraine.
I think the problem is that if all of the burden of supporting Ukraine falls to Europe, you could have the kind of sort of isolationist attitude
growing even stronger here in Europe in terms of we, political movements, particularly from the right saying, we do not want to support Ukraine at
all.
And certainly, there is a strain in European politics that rejects any support for Ukraine. So Ukraine could be in a very perilous position if
European -- if the burden of supporting it by Europe becomes such that it becomes a political hot potato.
So the -- the consequences are quite grave because if Ukraine is defeated by the Russians, well, there's the Baltic states that are very nearby and
Russia, under Putin, has made it clear that they have a desire, at some point or other, to regain control of many of the Baltic states and many of
the states that once constituted the Soviet Union.
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ASHER: All right. Ben Wedeman, Stephen Collinson, thank you. Thank you both so much. Appreciate it.
GOLODRYGA: Three of Donald Trump's cabinet members are expected to answer lawmakers' questions later today with Venezuela topping the agenda.
Specifically, the so-called double-tap attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.
The Secretaries of State and Defense, along with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, will be meeting with the gang of eight lawmakers.
ASHER: They were also learning the Trump administration is working on a plan for what would happen if Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro was
actually ousted. That's according to several sources familiar with those plans.
GOLODRYGA: Our Natasha Bertrand joins us now live from Washington with the details. So, Natasha, do we have more details about what the day after
could look like in a post- Maduro regime?
And also, what, if anything, are you hearing about what we're going to be or what the gang of eight will be told in this hearing today?
NATASHA BERTRAND, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Well, the day after planning is still very much in the planning phase. And it's been tightly
held at the White House, at the Homeland Security Council, which is led by Stephen Miller, the president's top -- one of the president's top advisors.
But essentially, it's planning for security, the economy, infrastructure the day after President Maduro, Venezuela, is removed. If he is, in fact,
removed, or if he does step down voluntarily.
Obviously, the U.S. does not want to see any kind of power vacuum occur in Venezuela. And so, they're trying to kind of game out what kind of
opposition government -- what the opposition government would look like and what kind of support it would require from the United States. They have
been working with key opposition elements inside Venezuela to plan for this possibility. They have been doing so over the last several months.
And so an administration official told CNN that this is just good planning, that the president doesn't make threats without having, you know, the
ability to follow through on them and follow through on what happens next, if and when the United States carries out some kind of military or covert
action to remove Maduro.
Now, when it comes to the gang of eight briefing that we are expecting later, this is a -- a pretty rare occurrence. The chairman of the Joint
Chiefs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, as well, we're just learning as the CIA director are all going to be briefing these
lawmakers later today.
And we're not told specifically what this briefing will be about, but broadly, it's going to touch on operations around Latin America, including
the boat strikes, including that double-tap strike that killed survivors on September 2nd.
It's going to touch on, you know, planning for Venezuela, whether or not the U.S. military is going to take any action, potentially, because
President Trump has said previously that he wants the gang of eight informed if and when he does decide to move forward with some kind of
military action.
And so I think there's going to be a broad range of topics discussed, we're told, but obviously top of mind right now for those lawmakers is what's
going on in the Southern Command Area of Responsibility around Latin America.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Natasha Bertrand, thanks so much.
Well, beginning today, kids under the age of 16 in Australia are being forced off social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Here's the
complete list. Australia's ban for young users went to effect a few hours ago, making it the first country to set a minimum age for the legal access
to top popular platforms.
ASHER: Yes. Lawmakers say they want to protect children's well-being and their efforts are backed by research showing that too much screen time does
more harm than good. Other countries are expected to bring in their own regulations on social media in the near future.
CNN's Angus Watson is in Sydney following more reaction and a lawsuit challenging this massive cultural change for Australia.
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ANGUS WATSON, CNN PRODUCER (voice-over): Teenagers Noah and Macy are taking their government to court in a fight to stay on social media.
NOAH JONES, PLAINTIFF: Taking away how we communicate to the world, this is how we do it. It's a modern day. It's social media.
WATSON (voice-over): From Wednesday, Australia will enforce a world-first law banning children under 16 from many of the biggest platforms.
Supported by a freedom advocacy group, Macy and Noah's case asserts a right to political communication. The High Court has agreed to hear it next year.
WATSON: So, what will you lose when social media is taken away from you?
MACY NEYLAND, PLAINTIFF: Well, we will lose connections, but we will lose our democracy. This law is saying that democracy begins at 16, which is
condescending and it's incorrect.
JONES: Listen, there are definitely negatives on social media. I'm not denying that. I completely agree. We're saying that getting rid of the kids
is not the solution. We didn't do anything wrong.
WATSON (voice-over): The government says it is acted to protect children from potentially harmful content, harmful people and addictive algorithms.
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JULIE INMAN GRANT, AUSTRALIAN E-SAFETY COMMISSIONER: And there are these powerful, harmful, deceptive design features that even adults are powerless
to fight against like autoplay and -- and list scroll and snap streams. So, what chance do our children have?
WATSON (voice-over): Under the new law, young social media users won't be punished for being on age-restricted apps, nor will their parents.
Instead, Australia is requiring tech companies to take reasonable steps to keep under 16s off their platforms and threatening fines in the tens of
millions of dollars.
Tech companies say they are already building safer systems. A.I. face detectors will likely be employed to verify age, with tools provided by
third-party companies like Verifymy. Users may also be asked to upload their identity documents.
ANDY LULHAM, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, VERIFYMY: Australia is certainly leading the way when it comes to requiring an age check for every user to
determine that they are over 16 or not.
WATSON: The government's ban is a catch-all. If you're under the age of 16, you're off social media. But children are all different. They've engaged
with social media differently and they feel differently about the ban.
WATSON (voice-over): The students at All Saints Anglican School on Australia's Gold Coast are learning from cyber safety advocate, Kirra
Pendergast, about how to best avoid danger on social media.
KIRRA PENDERGAST, CYBER SAFETY ADVOCATE: Because it is a delay. It's not a flat-out ban. They're not banning the internet. We're not trying to boil
the ocean. It's literally just a delay age.
And so they've got time to catch up to become more resilient and think more critically about that how they use apps.
WATSON (voice-over): In their final year, Nicholas and Ruby wonder if maybe their school career would have been easier without the distraction of
social media.
RUBY PETTY, ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN SCHOOL CAPTAIN: Nick and I were talking before about how if we could we would delete Snapchat today. But it's more
the fact that because there's now so much reliability and connection based off one app, you don't want to delete it.
WATSON (voice-over): Perhaps for young Australians, the fear of missing out won't be so bad if everyone is forced to miss out together.
Angus Watson, CNN, Sydney, Australia.
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ASHER: Caroline Stage Olsen joins us live now from Copenhagen. She's the Minister for Digital Affairs in Denmark where efforts are underway to enact
similar age restrictions in Australia -- as Australia. Caroline, thank you so much for being with us.
First of all, just walk us through what the key differences would be between the ban that is being proposed and looked at in Denmark, which as I
understand it is for under 15 year olds, whereas Australia is for under 16 year olds. But walk us through what the key differences would be between
Denmark and Australia.
CAROLINE STAGE OLSEN, MINISTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK: Well, I think there are many similarities, first and foremost. I think both
Australia and Denmark see a concerning -- see -- see -- see the -- the -- the trends on social media being concerning both in terms of the algorithms
that -- that keep the people stuck online for far too long, and also, of course, the harmful content being online. So we have a lot of similarities.
But, yes, there are also some differences.
What we are trying to propose here in Denmark is that you're not allowed to be on social media platforms before the age of 15. But if you have parental
consent, you can be there from 13, but we advise parents not to move their children on social media platforms before the age of 15.
And then next to that is also very important for me to stress that for me, it's not about keeping young people and children away from the online
spaces. Children are, of course, allowed to have an online life. We're in 2025, but it needs to be a safe online life and environment. And it isn't
today.
So we need to figure out some sustainable solutions where children can be and make sure that they're not on the platforms that they are today.
GOLODRYGA: Minister, it's funny. I saw that you described yourself as super envious of what Australia has been able to achieve here. Another
commonality between Denmark and Australia is that you avoid penalizing the children and the parents and instead place the burden on the companies.
Realistically, what does re -- what does enforcing this new act look like? And what does success in your view look like as well? Because there is the
argument that this is just sort of kicking the can down the road and not really addressing what so many say is another big problem that these social
media sites have dealt children and adults, I would say. And that is their algorithm and how they get people hooked on these sites for as long as they
are.
OLSEN: In terms of some enforcement, this is going to be a part of the Digital Services Act, which is a European law. So that will be enforced by
-- at least for the -- for the big companies, by the commission.
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So we will have some more muscles to play with to make sure that the big tech platforms will indeed implement our regulation. And if they don't,
they will face high fines.
So -- so I'm not that worried about that part. If we didn't look towards what is -- what is success is it that no one enters any social media
platform that is harmful before the age of 15, of course, that would be the best solution for me.
It is about making sure that we raise the bar simply. In Denmark, almost half of the children before they turn 10 years old have a social media
account on a social media platform. And before they turn 13, it's almost 94 percent.
So we need to raise the bar in terms of when children start being online. That's one thing I would like to measure upon.
Another thing is that we need to make it safer to be online. And that cannot be done solely through Danish regulation. We need to stick together
in Europe to -- to make that regulation. So for me, this is also a fight beginning in terms of making sure that, for instance, algorithms, storm
scrolling is prevented much more securely tomorrow than it is today.
ASHER: Listen, as a parent, I mean, I'm -- I'm fascinated by this. I mean, my kids are really, really young, so I have a while to go before this is a
massive problem for me, hopefully, although the -- the -- the sort of what you said about kids under 10 and how much of them actually have a social
media account, I find absolutely terrifying.
But I'm wondering how much pushback there has been to this proposed law. I mean, some people, I'm guessing would say, you know, you've got a balance
autonomy and freedom of expression with obviously protecting children.
Have you had much pushback to these proposals other than from the kids themselves and maybe obviously the social media companies?
OLSEN: Not that much. Of course, there -- there is a minority in -- in -- in Denmark that also opposes this regulation, but a huge majority is in
favor of this regulation and is also behind the -- the deal that is made in -- in Denmark.
And then there are the children. Well, we have many studies showing actually that the Danish children want to spend less time online and more
time in the real world, but they find it difficult. And I completely understand why they find it difficult, I find it difficult, and I'm a
grownup.
So, we need to make sure that we protect our kids and we give them a fair chance to be a part of the real life, not only the digital life.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. We're speaking each other's language. The fact that I feel like a responsible mom when I force my kids to watch a movie and not on
their phones and not be on their phones speaks volumes. It used to be go play outside, go find something to do. We need to get back to that thing.
ASHER: Now T.V. -- T.V. shows are our friends.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. And I'm like, oh, look at what I did. For two hours they watch television and not -- not screen time on their phones.
All right. Caroline --
OLSEN: Exactly.
GOLODRYGA: Yes.
OLSEN: Guys, when you think of it -- when you think of it, just one last thing. We've never been as worried about our children in the -- in the
offline space. So in the real world, we're worried about letting them play out in our gardens. But we do not care about what is happening to them
online, even though the world online sometimes is much more terrible than it is offline. And I think parents should think about that more than they
do today.
GOLODRYGA: Such an important point.
ASHER: Mm. Gosh. Yes. And I -- I deleted my Instagram from my phone and then I reinstalled it, which is probably the biggest mistake. It's like a
card.
GOLODRYGA: It's hard for adult too.
ASHER: Yes, you're right. It's so hard for adults, you know. So after this conversation, I think I'm going to go back deleting it again.
Thank you. Caroline Stage Olsen, thank you so much. Appreciate it.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Still to come for us, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is just one day away and still no sign of this year's winner. Why
organizers in Oslo cancel today's expected appearance. That's just ahead.
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ASHER: All right. One day before the Nobel Peace Prize is due to be awarded, it's still unclear whether this year's winner will be there to
receive it. Maria Corina Machado, the leader of Venezuela's political opposition, has not been seen in Oslo yet.
Earlier today, Nobel organizers canceled a news conference where she was expected to speak, referring to the challenges Machado faces in terms of
getting into Norway.
The Nobel Laureate has been in hiding for nearly a year in the wake of President Maduro's post-election crackdown.
GOLODRYGA: However, some of Machado's family have made it to Oslo. Her son told us how it feels to have his mother honored.
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RICARDO MACHADO, SON OF MARIA CROINA MACHADO (through text translation): very emotional and very proud.
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GOLODRYGA: Machado was awarded the prize for her struggle against dictatorship.
Stefano Pozzebon has much more on Machado, including why she has spent nearly a year in hiding.
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STEFANO POZZEBON, CNN CONTRIBUTOR (voice-over): If Maria Corina Machado attends the ceremony to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in person, it will be
the first time she is seen in public in almost a year.
2025 has been a roller coaster for the Venezuelan opposition leader, from leading mass demonstrations in Caracas, to hiding in her own country, and
now the world's most prestigious recognition in between chasing the gold that defined her life, rescuing Venezuela from the rule of authoritarian
President Nicolas Maduro.
MARIA CORINA MACHADO, VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER (through translator): What they have done is brutal, more than 2,500 people arrested, including
more than 150 children, imprisoned children.
POZZEBON (voice-over): The Venezuelan government denies these allegations, but the Prize Committee said the Nobel was awarded for Machado's efforts
last year when she defied all expectations to build a movement that challenged Maduro at the polls.
Independent observers and CNN on analysis found Machado's candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, beat Maduro by a landslide, and yet, Venezuelan
authorities claim Maduro had won without showing evidence and triggering a brutal wave of repression that forced Machado into hiding.
A few days earlier, she told CNN that exile was not an option.
POZZEBON: If you consider a plan b, are you open to the idea that maybe one day you'll have to join Juan, Leopoldo, Antonio, and everybody else who is
abroad?
MACHADO: We will win. We will succeed. And we will bring everyone that has been forced to leave to come back. That's my only plan.
POZZEBON (voice-over): This year, Machado's actions spark controversy, as she calls it up to U.S. President Donald Trump and his anti-narco
trafficking campaign. The U.S. claims to have killed more than 80 alleged drug traffickers without showing any evidence.
Despite many of them thought to be Venezuelans, Machado has applauded Trump's actions, at times, seemingly supporting a military intervention and
dedicating her prize into Trump himself. Her victory, celebrated by Venezuelans around the world, but silenced at home, where Maduro still
rules, unabashed.
Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, Caracas.
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GOLODRYGA: Israeli authorities have raided the compound of the U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees in occupied East Jerusalem.
ASHER: Yes. It's a major escalation in long-simmering tensions between Israel and UNRWA. The head of UNRWA says that police forcibly entered the
trucks and forklifts, replaced the U.N. flag with an Israeli flag, and cut all communications.
Israel says the raid was part of a standard debt collection procedure. The U.N. is pushing back on claims of unpaid taxes, saying that it is exempt
under international law.
Let's get the latest now from CNN's Jeremy Diamond. He's joining us live now from Jerusalem. We know that Israel has had long-standing issues with
UNRWA, essentially accusing of aiding Hamas, but this is a little different.
In terms of them raising the compound here in East Jerusalem, it was much more about settling a financial issue, debt repayment than anything else.
Walk us through what you know, Jeremy.
JEREMY DIAMOND, CNN JERUSALEM CORRESPONDENT: Well, ostensibly, that's what the Israeli authorities are saying, but make no mistake, there is no
separating the kind of bigger picture feud between Israel and UNRWA with the actions taken by Israeli authorities just yesterday at this UNRWA
headquarters in East Jerusalem.
What we saw yesterday was Israeli police accompanied by Jerusalem municipal officials going into this UNRWA compound, which again, is the U.N. agency
responsible for Palestinian refugees. They went in, according to the U.N., they seized furniture, I.T. equipment, and other property.
The Israeli authorities say that they were doing this, again, as part of a debt collection effort, claiming that the U.N. owes more than $3 million in
back property taxes that they have not paid.
The U.N., for its part, is insisting that it is exempt from these taxes. And in fact, the -- the way in which these two issues connect is the fact
that it seems like the Jerusalem municipal authorities only began trying to collect these taxes from the United Nations over this UNRWA property at the
beginning of this year. And that's exactly when this legislation passed by the Israeli parliament banning UNRWA from operating on Israeli territory
went into effect.
And basically then Jerusalem municipal authorities seem to say that that meant that UNRWA had lost its tax exempt status.
Now from the U.N.'s point of view, obviously they say that they still have that tax exempt status, not only in Israel, but anywhere in the world where
they operate. It's part of the kind of charter agreement with U.N. member states.
And Philippe Lazzarini the chairman of -- the commissioner of UNRWA, is saying that this represents a, quote, blatant disregard for Israel's
obligations as a U.N. member state, and that this remains U.N. premises.
It is important to note, however, that these U.N. offices have not been occupied by any staffers since January of this year when that law went into
effect, forcing those staffers to vacate the premises. But the United Nations insisting that this is still U.N. property and that it should not
have been interfered with in the way that they say Israeli authorities did just yesterday.
But again, the broader context in all of this is really a decades-long feud between Israel and UNRWA, which amplified over the course of this war. And
since October 7th, after Israel claimed that there were multiple UNRWA staffers who worked for Hamas, providing very slim evidence to that effect,
UNRWA ended up releasing or firing a handful of UNRWA employees, but found no evidence of any kind of broader conspiracy between UNRWA employees, of
which there are more than 13,000 and Hamas.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Jeremy Diamond, thank you so much.
Still to come for us, the U.S. president is headed to Pennsylvania today to talk all things economy. We'll unpack how Trump is trying to rewrite the
narrative on the affordability issue with his former economic advisor.
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GOLODRYGA: All right. Welcome back to "One World." I'm Bianna Golodryga.
ASHER: And I'm Zain Asher.
GOLODRYGA: Let's check on how the U.S. markets are doing right now. The Dow is down now, ever so slightly. Just one-tenth of a percent. We've got green
arrows, however, same, about one-tenth of a percent for the S&P 500. And similar for the NASDAQ. This is your "Business Breakout."
ASHER: The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released new data revealing further weakness across the U.S. labor market. Hiring activity slipped,
layoff smoothed higher, and fewer people quit their jobs in October. That's even as job openings unexpectedly tick up relative to August and September.
Data from September was only released until now because the delays caused by the recent government shutdown.
GOLODRYGA: Microsoft has unveiled $23 billion of investment in new A.I. capacity. Most of it headed for India. It says it's expanding the
infrastructure to run artificial intelligence as it races to compete with major A.I. rivals, Alphabet and Amazon. The planned investments would make
Microsoft India's biggest player in cloud computing.
ASHER: President Trump has announced he's removing export controls on NVIDIA's H200 chips to China in a key reversal in a broader trade war
between the two world's biggest economies.
The H200 is NVIDIA's second most powerful A.I. chip vital for completing A.I.-powered tasks. With social media, Trump seems to suggest 25 percent of
NVIDIA's revenue from exporting the chips would be paid to the U.S. governments.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Let's bring in CNN's Clare Duffy with more. Our tech reporter.
Clare, this is a bit confusing because there had been some back and forth as to whether the United States would allow NVIDIA to do this. And now the
president has green-lit it, but with the provision that the United States would get a chunk of the revenue as well. Just talk to us about how that
would work.
CLARE DUFFY, CNN TECH REPORTER: Yes, Bianna and Zain. This is something that the Trump administration, earlier this year, actually blocked NVIDIA
and other chip makers from selling advanced A.I. chips to China in hopes of slowing down China's A.I. development. This is seen as a national security
measure because, of course, A.I. is going to have significant economic and military consequences and implications.
Now, NVIDIA has been pushing, and then CEO Jensen Huang, in particular, pushing to get the U.S. government to allow it to restart sales to China,
arguing that it's actually better for U.S. national security if global A.I. systems are built on American technology.
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And President Trump appears now to have bought into that argument, in his Truth Social post announcing this policy yesterday. He was saying that this
is going to allow China to buy these chips under the condition that allows for continued national security, also saying that President Xi responded
positively to this move.
Now these chips, the H200, these are NVIDIA's second most powerful chip. So not its Blackwell most powerful models, but still this is a huge move in
terms of China's ability to continue developing A.I. technology. And, of course, a huge move for NVIDIA.
NVIDIA last year made about 13 percent of its total revenue from China. So this could mean billions of dollars in additional revenue for NVIDIA,
although it will pay 25 percent of those China revenues back to the U.S. government. That is up from the 15 percent share that it had previously
agreed to with the White House. The president is also expected to announce similar deals with AMD and Intel.
But what's really at the heart of this is this debate over whether the right stands for U.S. national security is to block China's access to A.I.
chips in hopes of slowing down their A.I. development or to give them access and at least they'll be building on A.I. technology that -- on
American technology, I should say, and that appears to be where the White House has landed, at least for now.
ASHER: Yes. Just in terms of the A.I. race, the global A.I. race, I mean, how much of a leg up does this give China essentially over the U.S.?
DUFFY: Well, I think there's a question of whether it gives China a leg up over the U.S., but I think at least it puts it on a more level playing
field in terms of some of the big A.I. LLM developers in the United States.
China has sort of been at a disadvantage because it hasn't been able to access these more advanced chips. So we've seen reports that there are ways
around U.S. restrictions trying to access these chips from other countries.
And so I think that this at least puts China on a more level playing field, if not necessarily giving it a leg up over American developers.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Clare Duffy, thank you.
ASHER: All right. Imagine being able to look at something and information about it appears right before your eyes. That's the goal of Google's new
smart glasses.
CNN's Lisa Eadicicco got the chance to try out a prototype.
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LISA EADICICCO, CNN BUSINESS TECH EDITOR: I had the chance to try out some prototype smart glasses from Google that will be launching next year. The
company is working with partners like Samsung, Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to design the glasses.
And Google has shown this prototype before, but what's new is the software that it was running on. I got an early look at some apps like Google Maps
and Uber that gives us a closer look at what the glasses will be like when consumers are able to buy them.
And the idea behind these glasses isn't necessarily to replace your phone, but to make certain things easier so that you don't have to reach for your
phone as often.
And after using these glasses, I can kind of get a sense of what that's like. For example, when using Google Maps, I was able to look ahead to see
turn by turn directions and then glance down to see the map. That's just one example.
Glasses like these are also really useful for live language translation. In my demo, I had someone speak to me in Chinese and have the glasses show and
also recite translations in English in real time.
Now, this isn't Google's first time trying this. They released Google Glass roughly a decade ago, but those glasses largely failed to catch on with
consumers for a few reasons. They were expensive. They -- they weren't very functional. They didn't look like a pair of glasses.
But Google and other companies that are in the smart glasses race like Meta, especially, and Snap, believe that things will be different this time
around because of A.I. which allows you to do things like look at books on a shelf and ask for details about it and, you know, really process
information about the world around you and get answers in real time without having to take out your phone.
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ASHER: Lisa. That is fascinating. Google did have Google Glass back 10 years ago.
GOLODRYGA: Meta glasses. Meta has new glasses too that I've tried for running, but they're -- I have to get used to them because they're --
they're heavier and they're amazing.
ASHER: Literally imagine being able to look at something and then your glasses essentially tell you everything about it. Fascinating.
All right. U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to Pennsylvania today with one key issue on the table, the economy, of course. More specifically,
he's expected to use the visit to highlight his second terms economic records, so far, with the event focusing on what the administration sees as
key accomplishments.
But the president has already made his own personal views on the economy quite clear as he told "Politico" this week.
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BURNS: But I do want to talk about the economy, sir, here at home. And I -- and I wonder what grade you would give the economy.
TRUMP: A plus.
BURNS: A plus.
TRUMP: Yes. A plus, plus, plus, plus, plus.
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GOLODRYGA: All right. Well, that's how the president feels about the economy. But while he's pleased, it's becoming increasingly clear that
Americans are not with recent polling showing that the public is unhappy with how the president is handling the economy.
But you'll remember during his campaign for his second term, economic issues were at the forefront of Trump's promises as he repeatedly vowed to
slash prices and end inflation.
But proof of his achievements is yet to be seen with both prices and inflation continuing to rise. All of this will be in play today as
Wednesday as the Fed is set to make its latest decision on interest rates. And we'll be bringing that to you tomorrow when that happens and watching
it closely.
All right. We'll be right back with more.
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ASHER: All right. As questions mount over the so-called drug boat strikes by the U.S. Defense Department, lawmakers pressed for more transparency.
Another arm of the government's drug fighting efforts seems to be making a noticeable impact, the U.S. Coast Guard. As CNN's Paula Newton reports new
funding and deployments have helped drive a staggering surge in drug seizures.
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PAULA NEWTON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): You are watching U.S. Coast Guard video of a takedown mission of alleged cocaine traffickers.
This just won in a record-breaking year for the federal agency seizing more than three times the amount of cocaine this fiscal year to September 30th -
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don't move.
NEWTON (voice-over): -- than the annual average over the past few decades.
REAR ADMIRAL JEFF NOVAK, U.S. COAST GUARD: We had more ships in the transit zone. And then in August of this year, we further surged assets into the
eastern Pacific Ocean to increase our effectiveness against narco traffickers and transnational criminal organizations.
NEWTON: Why a record breaking year? What have you seen?
NOVAK: Collectively, we -- we work to understand where the drug flows are. And then with an increase of resources, we can better align our assets to
where potential smuggling routes may be.
NEWTON (voice-over): The surge in resources since January means the Coast Guard has been responsible for some 80 percent of drug seizures at sea this
year. In fact, this recent offload in Florida was the most cocaine seized by a single cutter in one patrol in Coast Guard history.
TULSI GABBARD, DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: This kind of investment is what has set the Coast Guard -- has unleashed the Coast Guard to be able
to deliver the kind of historic results, again, that these men and women signed up to do.
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NEWTON (voice-over): The Coast Guard is the lead Federal Agency for maritime drug interdiction, while U.S. military involvement has been
controversial, it is the Coast Guard that has been most effective in seizing drugs.
Perhaps more importantly, are any of these missions reducing the amount of drugs on American streets.
In San Francisco, where illicit drug use has long challenged the city, the sheriff says anecdotally, he's seen a difference.
PAUL MIYAMOTO, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA SHERIFF: Any effort, either at the federal, state or local level, to help with the infusion of drugs into our
communities is helpful and welcome assistance, regardless of politics, drugs affect everyone in the community, and by making sure that we don't
have a flow of drugs into our communities, it's very helpful.
NEWTON (voice-over): Sheriff Miyamoto stresses that a local, state, and federal approach has been key in his city. It's been about collaboration.
He says, not only the surge in resources at sea.
And some human rights advocates contend the record breaking drug trafficking operations will only serve as a band aid to what is an increase
in drug production, especially cocaine.
JOHN WALSH, DIRECTOR OF DRUG POLICY, WOLA: The starting point here is to realize that interdiction per se and supply overseas, supply control is
very limited and can result in sort of episodic supply reductions and disruptions, but those are almost always quickly overtaken because
traffickers adapt.
NEWTON (voice-over): But the Coast Guard says, it's adapting too, using the surge of resources, technology and intelligence to disrupt drug traffickers
for the long haul.
Paula Newton, CNN.
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GOLODRYGA: All right. Coming up for us, a first-ever feat by Red Bull athletes in Bahrain. Wait until you hear how fast these wingsuit flyers
were moving.
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ASHER: All right. Some news for the adrenaline junkies out there. A pair of Red Bull wingsuit athletes have made history by becoming the first to cross
Bahrain's world -- I mean, look at that -- World Trade Center.
Danny Roman, and I'm just going to get -- I don't have a few or heights, but I can't look at that. So I'll just look at --
ASHER: Can you imagine? Oh, my God.
GOLODRYGA: -- the prompter at Dani Roman and Fred Fugen launched themselves out of Black Hawk helicopters at 1,200 meters crossing through the center
line of the twin buildings. The two were just 10 meters apart when they passed each other, flying at a speed faster than an F1 car.
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FRED FUGEN, WINGSUIT ATHLETE: I feel so happy. I'm super stoked. I mean, it was -- it's been a dream of Dani and me. For the last two years, we've been
really dreaming about this project, this flight, synchronized flight, crossing through the building. And -- and now it's done. So I'm -- I'm
super happy.
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ASHER: And finally this hour, NASA has released images of an interstellar comet approaching the Earth.
GOLODRYGA: The Hubble Space Telescope has helped scientists monitor the comet since it was first spotted in July. It's only the third object ever
observed passing through our solar system that originated outside of it. That fact has earned it the name 3I/ATLAS for third interstellar.
ASHER: Yes. The comet will pass within 170 million miles of Earth on December 19th, but it will be on the other side of the Sun and most
important poses no threat to your eye or anyone's rather.
GOLODRYGA: We'll live another day. All right.
ASHER: So we will live to see another day.
GOLODRYGA: That does for -- that does it for "One World" today.
ASHER: I love that.
GOLODRYGA: I'm Bianna Golodryga.
ASHER: I'm Zain Asher. Appreciate you watching. "Amanpour" is up next.
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