Return to Transcripts main page
One World with Zain Asher
Trump After Talks With Xi: "We Didn't Discuss Tariffs"; CAI Director Meets Cuban Officials Amid Rising Tensions; U.S. Supreme Court Allows Access To Abortion Drug For Now; New Ebola Outbreak In Congo; Princess Of Wales Wraps Up Italy Visit Calling It "Deeply Moving"; Rubio Generates Slew Of Memes While Traveling With Trump; Bumble To Launch A.I. Assistant For Online Dating; Marie-Louise Eta Is Bundesliga's First Female Manager; Aired 12-1p ET
Aired May 15, 2026 - 12:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
[12:00:28]
CHRISTINA MACFARLANE, CNN ANCHOR: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are touting their two-day summit in Beijing as a success.
The second hour of "One World" starts right now.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We had a great stay. It was amazing, per the time. President Xi is an incredible guy.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MACFARLANE: The president is on his way back to the White House after a trip that he says will go down as a very important moment in history. But
it's what wasn't talked about that's making headlines.
Also ahead, a new Ebola outbreak in Congo. Right now, officials are racing to determine the strain and contain the spread.
And later.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SEAN BELLEW, NEWTOWN SQUARE RESIDENT: We can hear the tee shots and we can see them land. And then we see their approach shot and then we see them put
out. So it's -- it's a good way and we get to stand still watch the whole field come past us.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MACFARLANE: Talk about VIP. Meet the family whose ticket for the PGA Tour are quite literally in the best seats in the house.
Live from London, I'm Christina Macfarlane. Zain and Bianna are off today. You're watching "One World."
And Donald Trump is heading home after a landmark trip to Beijing and his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
During the two-day summit, the men touted historic ties between their countries and promised to meet again in the fall.
But despite the friendly interactions, some thorny issues remain unresolved and some big questions remain unanswered.
It was aboard Air Force one that the U.S. president delivered news that it could -- that could rattle Taiwan when he declined to commit to any future
arms sales. He also addressed a range of other issues including trade and the war with Iran.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
TRUMP: On Iran, it's very interesting. He feels strongly they can't have a nuclear weapon. He said that very strongly. They cannot have a nuclear
weapon. And he wants them to open up the Strait.
President Xi and I talked a lot about Taiwan. He thinks they cannot have anything to do with what they're doing. I mean, he's, you know, against
very much what they're doing.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did you agree with President Xi to extend that year-long truce on tariffs?
TRUMP: We didn't discuss that.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MACFARLANE: Well, CNN's Mike Valerio is joining us now from Beijing.
And, Mike, I mean, we did learn a little bit more there from what Donald Trump had to say on Air Force one. I'm just wondering how those comments on
Taiwan are going down where you are how they're being read.
MIKE VALERIO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Christina, I think it's not an understatement to say even at this late hour, here in Beijing, that these
comments could be seismic, depending on what the president of the United States decides to do next with these arm sales to Taiwan that right now are
on hold.
$14 billion in arm sales for the island that right now were on the president's desk in the Oval Office.
And why we say that, why so many in Beijing, and throughout the mainland and, of course, on Taiwan are looking at these comments and parsing them as
closely as they can, because it is a signature goal of China's leader, Xi Jinping, to bring Taiwan under the control of Beijing during his reign as
leader of the Communist Party ruling over China.
And analysts certainly agree, Christina, that one of the ways to start to do that is to sow doubt in the minds of the people who live on Taiwan, that
if a conflict ever were to happen, that perhaps the United States may not come in to defend the people of Taiwan. And these comments certainly, among
many at this hour, are starting to do exactly that, sow doubt.
So I want to go back to Air Force one. We're going to listen to some more comments with a reporter on the left-hand side of the screen, asking about
the risk of conflict between the U.S. and China over Taiwan. We'll talk about them when we come back on the other side.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: President Xi said there was a risk of conflict with the U.S. over Taiwan. What's your response to that?
TRUMP: I don't think there's a conflict, other than we don't need their -- their Strait. We don't (INAUDIBLE).
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: On Taiwan, Mister -- President XI said there was a risk of conflict with the U.S. over Taiwan.
TRUMP: It's not -- I don't think so. I don't think so. I think we're going to be -- I think we'll be fine.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VALERIO: Listen to those comments closely. He says, quote. We don't need their Strait. Meaning the Taiwan Strait. That is certainly an arresting
comment. Because when we're talking about chokehold, think of the Strait of Hormuz.
[12:05:08]
This is another critical waterway in our neighborhood here in East Asia. The Strait of Taiwan, according to Bloomberg shipping data from 2022, about
half of the world's container ships pass through the Taiwan Strait in the first seven months of 2022 alone.
When we're talking about the island of Taiwan, writ large, Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing company, TSMC, produces 90 percent of the
world's most advanced chips.
So certainly, the waterway and the island of Taiwan are critical to the United States and its Western allies.
And wrapping up here, it was certainly interesting when David Sanger of "The New York Times," and CNN contributor, also followed up with the
president and said, since the Reagan administration, it has not been the policy of the United States to consult with China about an arms sale to
Taiwan. Are you abandoning that, Mr. President? It's been policy since 1982. Again, the Reagan administration. And the president seemed to dismiss
that.
But then he said that he did, in fact, go into detailed discussions with Xi Jinping about this arms sale that now is on hold.
So bottom line, a lot of follow-up questions. That could be the understatement right there, as soon as the president returns to the White
House in D.C., Christina.
MACFARLANE: Yes. I was just about to say the same thing, as soon as he touches down.
Mike, appreciate it. Thank you so much.
Now, Cuba may be on the brink, but it's got the attention of the Trump administration again.
On Thursday, the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, led a delegation to the -- the island nation.
In an extraordinary meeting, he talked with Cuba's interior minister and other leaders. The Cuban government says its officials made the case that
it is not a threat to the U.S. or a terror sponsor.
Well, all of this, as the U.S. oil blockade has left the island nearly out of all fuel. Cuban officials say even the single tanker full of donated
Russian oil is now gone. And Cubans protesting the energy crisis tell CNN that they are fed up.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through text translation): The children don't have food to eat. They can't go to school. We are desperate. The women have lost
20 pounds. We're anxious. We don't have a way to support our kids.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MACFARLANE: And there's no word if the CIA director's visit is related to reports that the U.S. may be moving to indict former Cuban president, Raul
Castro.
Let's bring in CNN national security reporter Jennifer Hansler with the details.
So, Jennifer, what more are we learning about the visit and those reports about a possible move to indict Castro?
JENNIFER HANSLER, CNN SENIOR NATIONAL SECURITY REPORTER: Well, Christina, this visit by the CIA director yesterday to Havana is just the latest in a
string of efforts by the Trump administration to pressure the Cuban government into a deal and what they described as reforms on the island.
Yesterday, of course, was one of the highest level visits by a U.S. official that we've seen in a long time since the Trump administration took
office for sure. And it also follows a visit last month by a senior State Department delegation to Havana, where they also engaged in talks over what
the State Department described as meaningful reforms. And they said that they were pushing them to make key reforms before the circumstances
worsened on the island.
Of course, in that month, we have seen the situation continue to deteriorate there with this U.S.-backed almost blockade of the island.
At the same time, the Trump administration is dangling this $100 million in humanitarian aid that they say would help with these so-called reforms that
they are pushing and also help to alleviate this humanitarian suffering on the island.
A senior State Department official that I just spoke with said that they are encouraged by signals from the Cuban government that they may be
willing to accept this aid. However, they said that this aid must go through the Catholic Church to be distributed.
And they said that CIA Director Ratcliffe's trip was separate from this discussion. They said that he was pushing them on what these alleged
adversaries and military threats on the island.
Now, on these reports that the U.S. could indict Raul Castro, this is stemming from that shoot-down some decades ago. This is something that
Republican members of Congress, Cuban-American Republican members of Congress, have been pushing the Trump administration to do.
This would also be following a similar playbook, Christina, to what we saw with the U.S. actions against Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, where he was
indicted ahead of that operation that took him out of Venezuela for charges in the United States.
This comes, of course, as President Trump has continued to raise the specter of military action against the island. We have not heard from him,
heard specifically on this indictment. He declined to comment.
[12:10:06]
He pointed to the DOJ, but he said that the island is in trouble and that they would be having talks with Cuban officials. So a lot of eyes on the
situation there in Havana as the diplomatic relations or lack thereof between the U.S. and Havana continue to works in here. Christina.
MACFARLANE: Yes. A lot of echoes of Venezuela here. Jennifer, thank you.
Let's get some perspective on the situation in Cuba. We're joined by Bruno Binetti. He's the Associate Fellow in the Latin American program at Chatham
House. Thank you so much for joining us.
So, I just want to begin with the quite extraordinary move, really, of the head of the CIA to meet with Cuban officials. I mean, this is the same
agency that Cuba has long accused of sabotaging its revolution.
And as Jennifer was saying there, it comes, you know, in the midst of escalating pressure from the United States and energy crisis.
Just wanted your first initial thoughts on that visit and what it says.
BRUNO BINETTI, ASSOCIATE FELLOW, LATIN AMERICAN PROGRAMME, CHATHAM HOUSE: I think what we're seeing is a deepening of this strategy of carrots and
sticks that the administration has been pursuing with Cuba for some time now, especially since January.
Of course, the sticks are the strongest part of this strategy and that includes this energy blockade and strong diplomatic pressure on the Cuban
regime.
And on the carrot side, you have these direct negotiations, some of them public, like this visit from the CIA director, some of them more secret.
And this offer of $100 million in humanitarian assistance.
Ultimately, I think the administration is making it clear that time is running out for the Cuban regime to enact profound reforms. What those
reforms are, we still are not sure.
MACFARLANE: Yes. And a possible move to indict Raul Castro would mark a significant escalation in tensions between the two countries.
What does it signal to you for what the U.S. may be planning, if indeed such a move is in the works?
BINETTI: Raul Castro is formally retired, but symbolically, he is, of course, the leader of the Cuban revolution, right? He's the brother of the
deceased leader Fidel Castro. He was one of the original creators of his regime and highly influential and a very powerful symbol, I think.
The threat to indict Raul Castro is a powerful signal that the administration is very serious about demanding changes on the island.
Paradoxically, I would say one of the key interlocutors of the U.S. administration within the Cuban system is Raul Castro's grandson, also
called Raul. So, I think it shows this combination of maximum pressure with some level of opening and also the fact that the administration doesn't
seem to have a clear strategy or set of objectives when it comes to Cuba.
MACFARLANE: That said, the specter of Venezuela is rather hanging over Cuba at the moment. I mean, do you suspect we could be about to see an
intervention, a similar intervention here, as far as -- you know, going as far as perhaps boots on the ground and armed intervention?
BINETTI: I think, of course, it's impossible to predict that this point, these decisions tend to be made the last minute. And my sense is the
administration is not of one mind, that there's clearly Secretary of State Marco Rubio would prefer a forceful removal of the Cuban regime. And he has
been very outspoken about it.
At the same time, with the current situation in Iran, with certain disgruntled members of the Trump base against foreign interventions, maybe
some other elements of the administration do not share this perception.
It's clear that the administration wants to keep its options open. The time is running out and that they're heading towards the decision. What that
decision will be, we still don't know.
But clearly, we are seeing signals that point towards a Venezuelan-style solution for Cuba. Then again, these are two very different countries, Cuba
and Venezuela. The regime in Cuba is -- is more coherent. And the economy is in a much, much worse shape.
MACFARLANE: Yes. And we're just looking here at images on the screen of Cubans out protesting as they have been in the last days and -- and weeks.
And I'm wondering how resistant the Cuban government can continue to beat the United States' pressure. I mean, we were hearing there that they've
rejected a $100 million donation of aid to the island.
And Cubans are increasingly angry because, of course, this crisis is being borne by average people.
How much do you think the government now are under pressure to seize here?
[12:15:05]
BINETTI: So clearly, the economic situation is the worst Cuba has faced in decades, especially since the collapse of -- of the USSR.
That said, the Cuban regime has a very developed repressive apparatus. They have survived periods of economic collapse before, but it's clear that the
humanitarian situation in Cuba is reaching desperate conditions with only a few hours of electricity per day.
The health system has collapsed, food distribution has collapsed, education, transportation, et cetera.
So, I think Cubans are desperate. Of course, they would welcome, I think, a change in the regime, but what they want now is just an opportunity to live
their lives and to feed their children.
MACFARLANE: Yes. It's -- it's a right of theirs, I would say.
Bruno Binetti, it's great to have your analysis with us today. Thank you.
Now, ahead on the show. It may be a bit easier for now for women in the U.S. to get access to why they used abortion pills. We'll tell you about a
new ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court and why it might not hold for long.
And after April's successful visit to America by her father-in-law, King Charles, the princess of Wales, has just done her own star turn in Italy.
Her return to the world stage, just ahead.
And if you're in the world of online dating, you'll want to hear about how Bumble is integrating A.I. All of that and more, just ahead.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
MACFARLANE: A new ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court is clearing the way for women to keep getting access to the popular abortion pill through mail and
telehealth, but the decision may not hold for long. The case will now return to the U.S. appeals court to decide the merits with the potential to
return to the Supreme Court in the future.
Paula Reid explains.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
PAULA REID, CNN CHIEF LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT: On Thursday, the Supreme Court held that women can continue to access the abortion medication,
mifepristone, with a press down through telehealth or virtual health appointments and have it mailed to them.
Now, during a COVID times, regulations were changed. Previously, an in- person appointment was required for this medication, but during the COVID era, that was changed by the FDA to make it more easy to access this
medication.
[12:20:00]
So, it was allowed for women to access this through telehealth, through the mail. Then those changes were actually made permanent by the FDA. But that
change has been the subject of a lot of litigation, especially after the fall of Roe v. Wade, where a lot of conservative states banned abortion
clinics and clinics where abortions were performed. That prompted an increase in the demand for this drug.
Now, about two weeks ago, the conservative for the Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that mifepristone would need to be prescribed only in-person. Drug
manufacturers appealed to the Supreme Court, which put a pause on that ruling, gave itself about a week to make a decision.
And on Thursday, they revealed that they're going to continue to allow this drug to be available through telehealth and through the mail, while the
questions continue to be litigated in lower court.
So, this is not the final word on mifepristone. There are also two dissenting opinions. Justices Alito and Justice Thomas, both dissented from
this decision Thursday. Justice Alito is suggesting that the prescription of this medication through telehealth is part of an effort to get around
the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade.
So, it is possible that after this works its way through the courts, the Supreme Court could formally take up this question and make a final ruling.
But for now, mifepristone continues to be available through telehealth appointments and can be mailed to women.
Paula Reid, CNN, Washington.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
MACFARLANE: Now, 65 people have died following a new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Africa's main health agency says, there are 246 suspected cases in Ituri Province. Despite its remote location, officials say they are concerned
about the deadly virus spreading and have convened a meeting with neighboring countries Uganda and South Sudan.
I'm joined by infectious disease expert and epidemiologist Dr. Ravina Kullar.
Dr. I mean, unfortunately, we know that Congo has experienced a number of outbreaks before, but the numbers appear to be higher this time. Why do you
think that is?
RAVINA KULLAR, INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT AND EPIDEMIOLOGIST: Yes. Thank you, Christina, for having me on.
So, you know, as you said, there have been about 250 suspected cases, about 65 deaths thus far. And I think the reason why there's likely higher cases
this time is that, so far, it looks like the specific strain that this outbreak is willing to is a -- is a non-Zaire strain.
So, the vaccine that currently exists, you think about prevention of viruses first. And so the prevention is vaccines.
The current vaccine only targets the -- the Zaire strain. So, it seems like by -- by some sequencing that this strain is likely a non-Zaire strain. So
you're obviously going to have higher cases, if you're not able to prevent this.
This again is the 17th -- 17th outbreak. But yes, the cases are quite high, these suspected cases thus far.
MACFARLANE: Yes. And we've talked about the fact that these villages in a - - in a remote location, but we know there are a number of challenges facing Congolese officials, because Congo is Africa's second largest country and
by land area and logistics. I mean, this is a -- a major concern.
What is the first things officials are looking or should be looking to do at this stage?
KULLAR: Yes. So, this is a -- so this is a virus where, you know, whether it's a virus or bacteria, especially with Ebola, you really want to think
about containment efforts. Ebola is a very contagious virus. And it's very deadly about a 50 percent mortality rate.
A individual that presents with Ebola, they're going to have fever. They're going to have diarrhea, vomiting, and something that's very characteristic
of this virus too is that there's also internal and external bleeding that an individual might -- might get.
So really containing this virus, you know, viruses, they know no borders. Containing -- containing the virus, really isolating those individuals that
have symptoms, really coming -- finding out the first individual that was infected was a 35-year-old pregnant woman.
Anyone that she came into contact with, find out -- find out where she was, what location she was at. So that contact tracing is really critical at
this point. And really, really symptomatic relief also for those individuals that are symptomatic.
MACFARLANE: I think you mentioned already this is the 17th outbreak since the disease first emerged in -- in -- in 1976. I mean, is it ever going to
be possible to eradicate the disease entirely?
KULLAR: I mean, you would hope so. But, you know, as -- as I stated, there's different strain types. So, you know, prevention is key really
having vaccinations that can help an individual prevent -- individual not get the virus.
So, currently, there's only a vaccine that really targets one specific strain.
[12:25:05]
What -- what needs to happen is that there needs to be specific vaccines that are created that can actually target other strain types as well.
When we come into this scenario here, where it's most likely not the -- not the Zaire strain, it's another strain. I think, you know, we-- what we can
do is we can -- we can do -- prevent -- prevent -- I think preventative efforts are the -- are the biggest thing that we can do or that health
officials can do for any virus situation. So, really preventing it from happening is key. And then containing it.
MACFARLANE: Yes. Yes.
And look, while we have you, we just wanted to get a quick word as well on the Hantavirus. Because some are saying that this was a chance for
international officials to test a sort of post-COVID playbook.
Would you agree with that? And if so, like, what grade would you be giving them?
KULLAR: Yes. I mean, you know, this -- you know, what -- what I've said before is that, you know, the cruise ships are a -- are a perfect incubator
for viruses and bacteria.
But you're right. I mean, in terms of seeing the response that has happened in every country after these passengers disembarked to -- there were a
couple of disembarked points, one mid-April. And then the -- the second point was earlier in May.
And, you know, every country has handled this -- this Hantavirus differently once these passengers disembarked. I think some countries, you
can give them an A, some, I think have somewhat failed.
You know, you look at the U.S., for instance, the -- those passengers that disembarked, they were -- they were kept in. They were sent over to
Nebraska at a bio -- at -- at a hospital there which is -- which is dealt with a COVID -- COVID outbreak.
But passengers, they were told that they could go and they could quarantine at their house, own house or own location if they -- if they choose to for
42 days.
So, what I think in order to prevent this from -- from getting into a bigger outbreak is that individuals need to be kept in one unit, rather
than being kept, you know, sent home and where they may come into contact with other individuals.
You know, this -- this virus is very different where it's got an incubation period of up to six weeks. So individuals, they could take six weeks to
really develop symptoms and really -- and really anyone that they would have come into contact with, they would be a potential case.
So, I think containing the virus, having anyone they disembarked, staying at one location until that 42-day window is critical. And every country
responded differently.
MACFARLANE: Yes. Well, it's a really interesting perspective. And let's hope that, you know, officials are taking notes and learning lessons from
this.
Dr. Ravina Kullar, we -- it's great to have you on. Thank you so much for walking us through what's happening in Congo.
KULLAR: Thanks.
MACFARLANE: Now, one of Britain's most senior and most loved royals is back on the world stage. The Princess of Wales has wrapped up her visit to
Italy, her first official overseas trip since she was diagnosed with cancer two years ago.
Princess Catherine, who famously cooks with her three children, was keen to try out this pasta machine. As she went on to thank the Italian people for
what she calls a deeply moving and unforgettable time, as we hear from CNN's royal correspondent, Max Foster.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
MAX FOSTER, CNN ROYAL CORRESPONDENT: Principessa Caterina, two words you keep hearing here in Reggio Emilia.
Princess Catherine, of course, she's just visited. She was here for less than 48 hours. A huge presence when she arrived, thousands of people.
But what started out as a fascination in her actually turned into something the other way around, her fascination into this town, because she came here
to learn about how the very youngest people in society under-fives are educated.
So, she wanted to find out about this way of teaching, which isn't sticking children in the classroom and instructing them, but by giving them objects,
taking them outside and letting them explore.
Using all their senses, you know, smelling, seeing, tasting everything that's around them, whatever it is, but allowing them to lead the learning
and to learn themselves without being told what to do.
The princess feels that if you can get that early learning correct, then you can solve many of our toughest problems in society, for example,
addiction. And she now feels this is a global mission for her to encourage the world to take early learning more seriously.
And she wants to take those ideas back to the U.K. and keep going on trips like this. And I've never seen her actually quite as enthused as she was
meeting the young kids here and the difference that the system they use here, the Reggio approach.
Because she's been through this period of recovery from cancer. She's gone through this life-changing experience, as and they described it to me. And
now, she wants to throw herself into her work even more, but she has to balance it with that recovery.
[12:30:09]
But what I think we're going to see is her back on the global stage, travelling the world, trying to promote what she sees as a key cause for
her and indeed the planet up there with climate change.
Max Foster, CNN, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
MACFARLANE: Great to see her back.
All right. Still to come on "One World," top cabinet members accompanied President Trump on his trip to China. But why is Secretary of State Marco
Rubio becoming the subject of memes? We'll look at that, next.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
MACFARLANE: Now, there's no firm deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following this week's Xi-Trump summit. This comes amid a fragile ceasefire.
And Iran's foreign minister now says that Tehran has no trust in the U.S.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
ABBAS ARAGHCHI, IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: It was actually the second time that we started negotiation with the United States. And right in the middle
of negotiations, in the middle of diplomacy, they decided to attack us.
We have no trust to Americans. This is a fact. And this is the might -- this is the main obstacle in the way of any diplomatic effort.
We are now in the state of ceasefire, although it's very -- it's very shaky, but we are trying to --
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MACFARLANE: Paula Hancocks has the latest on where the U.S. and China stand.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: President Trump making it very clear that he did not ask for help from China, but it was offered just the same.
He's also trying to point out that they are in agreement, these two leaders, on a number of things when it comes to Iran. Let's listen to what
he said.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
TRUMP: On Iran, it's very interesting. He feels strongly they can't have a nuclear weapon. He said that very strongly. They cannot have a nuclear
weapon.
[12:35:07]
And he wants them to open up the Strait. But as he said, they close it and then you close them with a smile.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HANCOCKS: Now, we have heard from China that they want the -- the Strait of Hormuz to open. China is the largest purchaser of Iranian oil. They have a
close partnership with Iran as well.
We did hear from Iran because certainly everyone in this region, including Tehran, would have been watching this meeting very closely.
We heard from the foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, saying that they welcomed the fact that Beijing had offered to -- to interject themselves,
to -- to play a mediating role if there was a necessity.
Now, we also did hear from a foreign ministry spokesperson sort of laying out exactly what Beijing believes about this war. It's something we have
heard from the leader before. I'll read you a part of it. It says, quote, "This war, which should never have happened, has no need to continue.
Finding an early path to resolution would benefit both the U.S. and Iran, as well as countries in the region and the world as a whole."
Now, Beijing has called for the Strait to be open, has called for an end to the war, as many other countries have as well.
But we certainly did hear from -- from President Trump that he wanted to portray the fact that they were in agreement on the path forward, but
really did specify that -- that he did not ask for that help. But any comments coming out will be listened to very closely by those in the region
as things are still in limbo here.
We did hear from Iran that they said that since Wednesday night, there were some 30 vessels that had traversed and crossed through the Strait of
Hormuz, pointing out that some of those were Chinese vessels.
Of course, there are many difficulties when it comes to the Strait of Hormuz, including that U.S. blockade, which is still in place preventing
Iranian vessels from -- from free access.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
MACFARLANE: Well, U.S. President Donald Trump's entourage on his trip to China included top cabinet members, the Secretary of Defense and the
Treasury were there, as well as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who emerged as an unlikely star of the trip back home on social media.
CNN's Will Ripley reports.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
WILL RIPLEY, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Before the talks in Beijing even began, this became one of the most talked about
moments of the summit; U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio seemingly mesmerized by the massive chandeliers and ornate ceiling decorations inside
Beijing's Great Hall of the People.
Right away, a flood of memes mocking Rubio for comparing decorating ideas with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
"Is he getting inspiration for Trump's White House ballroom?" "Rubio knowing he'll have do the White House ceilings when they get back."
And this, "Marco Rubio finding out he has to become the new president of Venezuela." A nod to Rubio's now viral gray Nike tracksuit aboard Air Force
One. The same style many online users compare to the track suit worn by Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after his arrest earlier this year.
RIPLEY: What's the context for that?
MARCO RUBIO, SECRETARY OF STATE: There's no context. It's a nice suit. I mean, I like it. It's comfortable.
RIPLEY: It was the same one Maduro was wearing.
RUBIO: It is. But you know what? He copied me because I had it before.
RIPLEY (voice-over): President Trump keeps handing Rubio more jobs; Secretary of State, national security adviser, acting USAID chief,
temporary archivist, which has helped turn Rubio into an online punchline.
"The secretary of everything." "Marco Rubio finding out he is now the DJ at your wedding." "DJ Marco on the 1s and 2s on AF1."
Poking fun at this viral video posted by White House adviser Dan Scavino, Rubio deejaying a family wedding.
And Rubio riffing on Cypress Hill lyrics while talking about Iran's leadership.
RUBIO: The top people on that government are, to say the least -- you know, they're insane in the brain.
They should check themselves before they wreck themselves.
RIPLEY (voice-over): More memes.
"Rubio, after finding out he needs to be the supreme leader of Iran in 72 hours. #WorldWarIII." And on a much lighter note, Rubio as the Easter
Bunny.
TRUMP: Who likes Marco Rubio? All right.
RIPLEY (voice-over): At the Rose Garden, even President Trump making jokes about a future dream team ticket with Vice President J.D. Vance and Rubio.
With the V.P. back in D.C., Rubio is breaking the internet from Beijing, which is especially awkward because technically, China still has him
sanctioned.
RIPLEY: Beijing sanctioned Rubio in 2020 as a U.S. senator for criticizing China's human rights record. There is viral speculation online China
changed the Chinese spelling of Rubio's name by one character to quietly let the Secretary of State into the country.
But CNN Beijing bureau chief Steven Jiang says, Chinese officials have used different translations of Rubio's name for years. And Beijing has already
been signaling these sanctions applied to Rubio the senator, not Rubio the diplomat.
[12:40:09]
MACFARLANE: Welcome back. Let's have a quick check on how the U.S. markets are doing this hour. Ooh, as you can see, everything in the red there.
Investors, I think, not happy with how the Xi-Trump summit ended today. And, of course, no deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as well. So, we'll
continue to keep an eye on that. But this is your business break out.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he made many trade deals with China during the two-day summit in Beijing, despite what the markets are saying, that
includes an agreement by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to buy 200 Boeing jets. But the details remain vague and we're still waiting for China
to confirm the deals.
The most battle-tested chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve ever to hold that post, ends his term today. Jerome Powell has held the reins through
the highest U.S. inflation in more than 40 years and aggressive attacks from the White House. Powell has confirmed he will stay on in his role as
governor of the Fed's board.
Now, just when you thought online dating could not get any less human, it may have. Bumble is launching a new A.I. assistant, one that the CEO says
could eventually date for you.
Well, our tech reporter, Clare Duffy, is in New York with more on that.
And, Clare, I mean, I know dating apps can be a bit tedious, but I'm not sure what to make of A.I. dating for us for us. What -- tell us the details
here.
CLARE DUFFY, CNN TECH REPORTER: Well, Christina, this is coming against a backdrop where many people, especially Gen Z, are feeling dating app
fatigue, swiping fatigue.
Bumble, in its most recent quarter, saw its revenues fall 14 percent year- on-year. And so Bumble, like many of the dating apps, is trying to shake things up by adding artificial intelligence.
So, Bumble is piloting this new A.I. dating assistant called Bee. And at the start, it will just have onboarding conversations with users, trying to
get more information from them about their relationship preferences, their communication styles beyond what they would put in a profile.
Bumble will use that information to make sure that that our potential matches are showing up in people's feeds.
[12:45:59]
But eventually, even as soon as later this year, that A.I. dating assistant could replace the swipe feature altogether and set users up with matches
directly, potentially even planning or suggesting date ideas in the future.
Whitney Wolfe Herd, she's the founder and CEO of Bumble. She describes the vision this way in a recent interview. She said, "There's a world where
your dating concierge could go and date for you with other dating concierges. And then you don't have to talk to 600 people."
And, Christina, this might sound nice to people who are in the swiping trenches right now. But I do have a couple of questions about this. For
one, how do you make sure that A.I. doesn't make it easier to catfish people? That you don't end up on a date, and your dating concierge said it
was going to be one way and the person is completely different?
Whitney Wolfe Herd was asked about this recently. Take a listen to what she said in that interview.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
WHITNEY WOLFE HERD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BUMBLE: So things we will not do, which I think is important for people to hear in the era of A.I. We
will not let you falsify who you are with A.I.
You cannot have falsified photos with A.I. You cannot use A.I. to, you know, message people that -- we will not be leaning into A.I. as a
replacement to human connection.
Our goal is to leverage A.I. to make loving connection more human.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
DUFFY: So, Bumble saying that it is trying to make a dating more human by adding A.I. to the process.
Christina, we'll see if that reverses this dating app slump that we're seeing.
MACFARLANE: Yes. I mean, on the face of it, I kind of like what she's saying, if she's true to her word. Because it really -- I mean, not that
I'm in the dating game anymore. Thank God. But it really does feel like the trenches when you're in it with the swiping game, doesn't it?
Clare, thank you so much for bringing us that.
We'll be right back after this short break.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
MACFARLANE: We're turning now to a major milestone in world football.
Union Berlin are gearing up for their first -- for their upcoming match against FC Augsburg tomorrow. But whatever happens, they have already made
football history. It's thanks to this woman, Marie-Louise Eta, the first female manager in any of the top five men's football leagues in Europe.
Matias Grez has more on her record-breaking rise.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
MATIAS GRES, CNN PRODUCER: This is the moment Marie-Louise Eta made history. On Sunday, she became the first female head coach ever to win a
match in one of Europe's top five men's soccer league.
[12:50:02]
She led Union Berlin to a three-one win over Mainz in the Bundesliga, Germany's top division, thanks to two dramatic late goals.
This is what she had to say about the win.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
MARIE-LOUISE ETA, GERMAN FOOTBALL MANAGER (through text translation): All in all, I am happy for the whole team, for the staff, for the squad, for
the guys, who have put in an incredible amount over the last few weeks.
Also, for the fans today, who have travelled here on Sunday evening at 7:30 P.M. and have supported the team at all times.
And that's why, of course, as a coach, I am also very happy today, since in the end and it's always about winning football matches. And it's always a
great feeling when you manage to do that.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
GREZ: This isn't the first time Eta has made history in men's football.
In 2024, when Union Berlin's head coach was serving a three-game ban, she became the first woman to take charge of a men's team for a match in the
Bundesliga.
Then, a month ago, Eta became the first woman to manage a men's team in one of Europe's top five leagues, after the team's former coach was dismissed.
She was given a deal until the end of the current season to try and lead the team out of downward spiral.
Eta lost her first two games in charge and draw her third before Sunday's historic win. Union Berlin's first since March.
After her announcement as interim head coach, Eta was met with sexist abuse on social media. And the team had her back. Not the Eta let it bother her.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
ETA (through text translation): I'm focusing on what I can influence here, the work with the guys on the pitch daily.
GREZ: Next season, Eta will take over as the full-time head coach of Union Berlin's women's team. She has one more match in charge of the men this
Saturday.
But could her success signal a shift in men's football? Male coaches still account for most of the top managerial positions in women's football.
GREZ (voice-over): Seven of the 16 national teams at Euro 2025, or around 43 percent, had female head coaches. Although, this is a significant
increase from around just 18 percent at Euro 2013.
GREZ: At the 2023 women's World Cup, 20 of the 32 teams had male head coaches. In English football's top women's division, the WSL, eight of the
12 managerial positions are held by male coaches.
While in North America's top tier, the NWSL is 12 of 16 teams.
BECKY THOMPSON, SPORTS JOURNALIST: It's a huge moment for women who want to coach in the men's game. It shows that there are pathways to getting to
where you might want to be to get into the top of the game.
And I think Union Berlin, in particular, have shown that there's real progression in the game to get there as well. So, I think it's something
that can really inspire a lot of other women who may want to coach.
We see a lot of women being pushed into women's football. And this really shows that you can achieve the top level of the men's game as well if you
want to.
GREZ: Do you think that this really does signal the start of a potential shift?
THOMPSON: I want to say that it signals a shift, but I think unfortunately, the biggest problem we have is that there isn't enough women at Academy
levels at U19, U23s, assistant coach levels. And that's something that Marie-Louise Eta was able to do through Union Berlin. They were able to
give her that pathway with the U19s, and then moving in as assistant coach before eventually taking on this interim head coach role.
And if you look across the men's top five leagues, we have very few women coaching in academies and able to get that progression.
And unfortunately, you're not going to see a lot of women coming from the women's game into the men's game, and partly because that shouldn't be the
standard.
It shouldn't be that the men's game is the highest level of the sport, and so you want to move from women's into men's. You should be able to move
both ways. But until we have more women at Academy levels, we're really not going to see that shift.
The biggest thing for me is that it does come with a whole extra level of scrutiny being a woman in the men -- in the men's game. You see it for how
female journalists are treated in football as well. You see it how women are treated when they even want to go play five aside with the men as well.
So eventually, normalizing this is what's going to change it. And when we get more women in the game is when we'll start to see an improvement and a
shift in this.
But right now, when she's really the only one doing it at that level, it's really hard to get away from that scrutiny.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
MACFARLANE: Let's turn it into a shift. It's a great story.
Now, imagine seeing some of the greatest golfers in the world just steps away from your own home.
Journalist Ross DiMattei spoke with one family, getting a rare view of the PGA Championship.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
BELLEW: We moved in here five years ago and the planning started just about that point.
ROSS DIMATTEI, CBS NEWS PHILADELPHIA REPOTER (voice-over): Sean Ballou is an attorney with a prime piece of real estate. His home sits right along
the fairway of the first hole at a Aronimink Golf Club.
So, we hired a local company to install this raised platform, which he calls the Sky Deck. His guests can take in the action this weekend at the
PGA Championship.
BELLEW: Well, we have a great view because we can hear the tee shots and we can see them land. And then we see their approach shot and then we see them
put out.
So, it's -- it's a good way and we get to stand still watch the whole field come past us.
AIDAN BELLEW, NEWTOWN SQUARE RESIDENT: Huge golf fan. I was actually -- I was at the practice rounds all three days.
DIMATTEI (voice-over): Sean's son, Aidan, just turned 21 last week and the Bellews have parties planned all weekend long, utilizing the Sky Deck to
celebrate. But Aidan cautioned us, don't expect anything too crazy.
[12:55:10]
A. BELLEW: Not too many drinks are going to be flown. We're going to be respectful of the course, respectful of the players. Have ourselves a good
time, but you guys got nothing to worry about over here.
DIMATTEI (voice-over): Aidan says he's looking forward to seeing some of the greatest golfers in the world hitting approach shots from the first
fairway.
A. BELLEW: Of course, I got to say Scottie Scheffler and another one I've been looking out for is Cam Young, a great practicing Catholic with a great
family. So, if you're out there, Cam, we're -- we're having church here on Sunday. Feel free to -- feel free to stop by.
DIMATTEI: Between friends and family, the Bellews tell me, they're planning to host more than a thousand people over the course of this weekend. And
hey, with a view like this, wouldn't you too?
In Newtown Square, Ross Dimattei, CBS News Philadelphia.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
MACFARLANE: Yes. Well, let's hope they don't get hit by those long drives off the -- of the tee spot.
OK. Finally, a programming note for you. Daniel Dae Kim goes behind the scenes of Korea's film and T.V. industry in the CNN Original Series, K-
Everything. A new episode airs this Saturday on CNN. You don't want to miss it.
And that does it for this edition of "One World." I'm Christina Macfarlane. Thank you so much for joining us. Stay tuned. "Amanpour" is up next.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
END
