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ZAIN ASHER, CNN HOST, ONE WORLD: Our U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to arrive in the Middle East today amid fragile U.S. and Iran
peace talks. "One World" starts right now. As Rubio makes his way to the Middle East, President Trump is insisting that Iran agreed to nuclear
inspections into infinity, despite Tehran's denial.
Plus, Europe is sweltering under record high temperatures. We'll take you live to Spain, where nearly the whole country is under a heat alert. And
it's a big day ahead on the pitch, England, Portugal, Colombia, Ghana are all in action for the World Cup, a day after Argentina's Messi made
history.
All right, live from New York, I'm Zain Asher. This is "One World". I want to begin with new developments between the U.S. and Iran in the past few
hours, President Trump has said Iran has fully and completely agreed to the highest level of nuclear inspections for quote infinity. President Trump
says that this will ensure nuclear honesty.
Iran is denying making new commitments on nuclear monitoring, despite the U.S. Vice President saying that Iran would allow inspectors in. The Iranian
President is in Pakistan for further talks following U.S.-Iran discussions in Switzerland. Later on, this hour, America's top diplomat, Marco Rubio,
is set to arrive in the Middle East to address Gulf allies.
On the agenda will likely be the Strait of Hormuz through which traffic is increasing, but still well below pre-war levels. Jennifer Hansler is in
Washington for us on this. So, Jennifer, just in terms of Marco Rubio's trip to the Middle East, I mean, when you think about it, because of U.S.
bases in the Middle East.
A lot of these Gulf allies have borne the brunt of the U.S.'s military actions in Iran. How does he convince them that they are safer now that
Iran is weaker now compared to before the war? A lot of them would essentially disagree with that.
JENNIFER HANSLER, CNN SENIOR NATIONAL SECURITY REPORTER: Well, Zain, that's going to be the key question and the key challenge facing Rubio during this
trip. He is visiting three of the countries who were among the hardest hit, not only during the active hot war fighting, but also during the nominal
ceasefire.
We saw Iran continuing to attack these three countries, they hit civilian infrastructure and caused casualties. So, Rubio is going to try to
coordinate and sell them on not only this memorandum of understanding, but also a broader peace agreement that the U.S. is trying to reach with Iran
during these technical talks.
Now, of course, we've heard the talking points from the U.S. that they have demolished Iran's nuclear program, taken out large swaths of their
conventional weaponry. We know from intelligence that is not necessarily the full picture here, but he is going to make the case that the U.S.
military has been there to degrade the Iranians' capabilities.
However, Zain we know from Vice President J.D. Vance and others that the U.S. is looking very strongly at the Gulf region to be a key part of the
implementation of this MOU and a potential agreement. We know that they are looking particularly when it comes to the Strait of Hormuz, not only at a
potential mechanism between the Iranians and the Omanis.
But Vance said this would also involve the broader Gulf region on creating some sort of mechanism to restore that critical waterway to the way it was
before the war, to a toll-free passage through that Strait. We also have heard from the U.S. that they are looking to the Gulf allies to contribute
to that $30 billion reconstruction fund, which, of course, is raising eyebrows, given these countries are also having to do reconstruction for
their own territory on their own infrastructure.
So, this is likely to also come up in his meetings. Another notable meeting that we expect from Rubio is a meeting with the GCC in Bahrain at the end
of this trip. The GCC is that multilateral organization that the U.S. is also going to be looking strongly at for implementation of what is in the
MOU, but also what is not in the MOU, and that is the missile and proxy program, Zain.
ASHER: All right, Jennifer Hansler, live for us there. Thank you so much. President Donald Trump says that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear
weapon outweighs any concerns about the economic impact of this conflict. Tehran insists its decades old nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
But the U.S. President says that he's taking no chances.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: War with Iran that could cause a worldwide depression, as you noted, Mr. President. Are you willing to risk economic catastrophe
and strike Iran?
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Well, not the way I'm doing it. It's not going to cause depression.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, but if they don't abide by the nuclear weapon --
TRUMP: Well, nuclear weapon supersedes depression. Depression is bad. Nuclear weapon will cause depression much more quickly. The way we're doing
it, we have the opposite of a depression. We're doing really well.
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ASHER: President Trump rarely talks about Iran without trashing Barack Obama and the 2015 nuclear deal, formerly known as the JCPOA. It included a
limit on Iran's nuclear ambitions, a cap on uranium enrichment, allowing international expected -- inspectors rather into Iran, the lifting of some
sanctions, and the unfreezing of billions in Iranian assets.
Jeffrey Lewis is Distinguished Scholar of Global Security at Middlebury College and the Founder of the Blog and Podcast Arms Control Wonk.com. All
right, Jeffrey, thank you so much for being with us.
So, initially, Donald Trump basically said that Iran had essentially agreed to allow nuclear weapons expect inspectors into the country. Iran is
denying that. Just that fact that Iran is saying that inspectors will not be allowed to assess damaged sites, despite what J.D. Vance and the U.S.
President are saying.
How much does that put the U.S. at a real disadvantage here, especially when you consider the fact that for both Israel and the United States, one
of their main goals of entering this war was to ensure that Iran would never have a nuclear weapon.
JEFFREY LEWIS, DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR OF GLOBAL SECURITY, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE: Well, you know, I have to say, I think that while the stated goal
of these attacks has been to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon, it's really important to emphasize there was no evidence that Iran was
moving toward a nuclear weapon.
So, this is a thing that the president says, but it isn't necessarily true, and they may have had other goals. If the goal was preventing Iran from
having a nuclear weapon, then having the IAEA, the international watchdogs who look at these programs, in place would have been absolutely crucial.
And again, it's important to understand the IAEA was inspecting Iranian facilities up until the moment Trump started bombing, so really the loss of
the IAEA, I think, from a non-proliferation perspective, has been a terrible catastrophe.
ASHER: It was around almost exactly a year ago that the U.S. and Israel started bombing Iran's nuclear sites. And at that time Netanyahu and Trump,
but I specifically remember Netanyahu as well, coming out and saying that their nuclear program has been obliterated.
I mean, obviously, you know, there were certain debt, there was some damage at certain sites, but just walk us through what we know specifically about
how that may have set back those attacks, would have set back Iran's nuclear program?
LEWIS: Well, I think we really don't know how far the attacks would have set back Iran's program, because the sites that were struck were the sites
that were already being inspected by the IAEA. We know that there are a number of other sites that the IAEA does not have access to, and that were
deep under mountains that were never struck.
We spend a lot of time talking about the highly enriched uranium, which is still safely under a mountain. It's not buried in rubble, no matter what
the administration says. But there are a number of other underground facilities that were never hit.
And so really, unless we can get the IAEA back into Iran with full access, we just really don't know if you have a big weapons program and you turn it
into a small one, it's still a small one, and we just don't know what's left.
ASHER: Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran would have essentially developed a nuclear weapon and used it on Israel. These are Netanyahu's
words, were it not for the two recent wars, obviously, as you point out, there's no specific evidence, public evidence of that,
But there are some who believe that perhaps, perhaps these two wars, in and of themselves, would essentially motivate Iran going forward to develop a
nuclear weapon. What do you make of that assessment?
LEWIS: Every country is different, and the Iranians have been a year away from a nuclear weapon for 20 years, so something has always held them back.
We don't really know what that something was. A lot of people think that it was the now dead Supreme Leader who was seen as being relatively cautious,
so we really just don't know.
One thing I will say is that I spent a lot of time also working on North Korea, and walking away from the agreement we had with North Korea in the
1990s did ultimately lead to a North Korean nuclear weapon. So, I often say, if you like a nuclear-armed North Korea, you're going to love walking
away from agreements with Iran.
ASHER: And just in terms, just final question to just in terms of this $300 billion assets or investment fund that Iran is likely going to have access
to.
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Obviously, the U.S. side said that -- says it's only if they sort of hit certain milestones, and even with that, according to the Americans, they're
only going to be allowed to spend it on certain things, and they would monitor what Iran is able to spend that money on. Iran saying that there is
no limit to what they spend that money on.
There is a lot of fear, particularly among the Israelis, that that money is not only just going to be used to arm perhaps Hezbollah, perhaps the Houthi
rebels, but also on top of that the nuclear program. Just walk us through your concerns as a sort of security expert with Iran gaining access
potentially to $300 billion so-called sort of reconstruction fund. Based on we know about Iran, how likely is it that that money would go towards their
nuclear program?
LEWIS: I think it's just very hard to answer a question like that, because the reality is money is fungible. So, money that you get in one area that
is money you don't have to spend on that, and it frees up money to be spent somewhere else. And so, I think at a very broad level if we have a hostile
relationship with Iran, then the more access they have to funds, the worse that's going to be for us.
If, on the other hand, we can resolve some of those issues, then I think that's less of a concern. So, I think fundamentally the problem here is not
trying to control the money, it's trying to fix the underlying security problem. But I will say, and I mean, I think this is just strange, because
as Americans, we rarely experience what really fundamentally is a strategic defeat.
But you know, this is a bribe to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, and so if we can't resolve these problems and get to a good place together, then I
think this money is going to be a constant sore point for the administration, because if Iran is doing bad things, that is potentially
aided by having access to more resources.
ASHER: You bring up such a good point about money being fungible, so even if the U.S. did control what this money is spent on, the fact is that that
does free up money for them to spend it where they might really want to spend it. I mean, obviously, who knows whether they would spend it on the
nuclear program or on Hezbollah?
But even if the U.S. did control this particular $300 billion almost doesn't matter, because it would free up money anyway to go elsewhere.
Jeffrey Lewis, thank you so much for that conversation. Appreciate it.
All right, the City of Montreal, Canada, left stunned after a brazen daylight shooting left two people dead, and one of them a police officer,
warning that some of what you are about to see may be disturbing.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why is he walking? What is wrong with him? Guys, what the -- he's just shooting the cops.
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ASHER: Sources say it appears to have been a targeted attack against law enforcement. Investigators are examining a 100-page document that may have
been written by the suspect who was also killed in this. Police do not -- have not identified the shooter yet. Two other people were injured,
including a second officer.
Let's get straight now to CNN's Jason Carroll. Jason, what more do we know specifically about the motive here?
JASON CARROLL, CNN U.S. NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, well, the motive is what it is really all about, and at this point, investigators, as you know,
are still combing through that 100-page so-called manifesto that may have been left by the suspect.
And based on what we've been hearing so far, and you touched on a bit of it there, from what we're hearing from sources, is that this appears to have
been a targeted attack on police. This all unfolded yesterday, early yesterday, at about 11:30 that's when the 911 calls initially started
coming in.
When police responded, they immediately came under fire. CNN obtained a lot of amateur videos of what had been happening out there at the scene.
Officers, as you can see, were able to kick through the glass doors of the outside of the building where the suspect was holed up and inside
eyewitnesses then provided more details as well as police about how the events unfolded.
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HEIDI, MONTREAL SHOOTING WITNESS: I see a cop on a -- on her bike pull up right in front of me on the bike, and looking around, and she literally
stopped at the car in front of me, pointed her gun. Knowing that my son literally was on his scooter on that street with no protection other than a
helmet, and was minutes from when the shootings took place. I just haven't processed it yet.
IAN LAFRENIERE, MONTREAL MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY: Last time a police officer was shot. This is 24 years ago, and I do remember that that was
there. But I'm happy to live in the city where we're surprised with that, because this is not our day-to-day life.
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This is not what Montreal is about.
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CARROLL: When it comes to Montreal, this all took place in the Cote-des- Neiges area of Montreal, a very diverse section of the city, which includes neighborhoods closely connected to the Jewish community. When all was said
and done, the suspect dead. He appeared to be acting alone.
An officer also killed in that ordeal. Another officer, who was initially in critical condition, now in stable condition, also killed an Israeli
citizen who was there in Montreal, and apparently closely connected to the Jewish community there.
But when all is said and done, when it comes to motive again, investigators looking at the suspect's manifesto, so far, the writings appear to support
a few things: one, misogyny in the writings there, and also an incel ideology, of course, incel referring to men who are unable to find sort of
romantic partners and end up blaming women or blaming society for their lot in life.
This shooting a complete shock to the community there, the people there in Montreal. Again, shootings like this not commonplace in that type of city.
You heard law enforcement referring to it. This is the first time in more than two decades that an officer there was killed in the line of duty. Back
to you.
ASHER: Jason Carroll, live for us there. Thank you so much. All right, coming up, mass firing said to be underway at the nation's top intelligence
agency. Why Democrats are sending out a warning to the Acting Spy Chief? Plus, new details in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, details on why one
ransom note from February is being brought back into the spotlight.
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ASHER: All right, CNN is learning that mass firings are now underway at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence right now. It is unclear
how many jobs have actually been cut. Though we've previously reported Acting Director Bill Pulte was potentially looking at hundreds of
positions.
Pulte housing official, who has no national security experience, assumed his role, new role, just last week, prompting pushback from both Democrats
and Republicans. CNN is also being told that the Trump Administration is threatening to withhold millions in homeland security funds, that is,
unless USA to adopt a sweeping set of election changes.
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Let's discuss all of this with Kevin Liptak joining us live now from the White House. So, just in terms of these mass firings, I mean, obviously
it's a key issue for national security, and it certainly does, according to a lot of Democrats, put national security in this country at risk, Kevin?
KEVIN LIPTAK, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Yeah, and particularly when you look at the areas of the Office of Director of National Intelligence,
where Bill Pulte is said to be targeting, one of those is the National Counterterrorism Center, sort of a clearing house for threats that are
coming in to the United States.
Our sources have said that Bill Pulte has asked for lists of names inside of that office to potentially fire, which I think will cause a lot of
concern, not only because of the current geopolitical situation with Iran, but also the number of huge events that are taking place in the United
States over the next couple of weeks.
You know, the World Cup, the America 250 celebrations, all potential targets for a terrorist attack that ostensibly this office and the wider
DNI would be trying to focus on. But I think it's clear that Bill Pulte is wasting no time in trying to execute some of the president's objectives,
namely to slash through this workforce with an eye towards trying to cut those who he feels are undermining the administration.
And a quote that we got yesterday, saying that the deep state firings have begun. I think just gives you a sense of what Bill Pulte's objectives in
this will be. You know, he has been very eager to get started in this job. In fact, he showed up at the office last week before he had actually begun
officially to ask for these lists of names that caught the incumbent DNI Tulsi Gabbard by surprise.
But President Trump has made no secret of what he expects Pulte to be doing in an acting capacity in this job. Listen to what Trump said a few days
ago.
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TRUMP: Bill Pulte is very good, he's very talented, done a great job at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (Inaudible).
TRUMP: I wouldn't mind, I've heard this way too high for way too long. Yeah, I wouldn't mind. If he got, I wouldn't mind that.
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LIPTAK: No, Trump is not the only person who thinks that ODNI has become bloated and inefficient in the two decades since it was founded after 911.
You hear that from some Democrats as well. The real concern and question is who is doing the cutting and why?
And in fact, a number of Democrats have voiced concern. The two top Democrats on the House and Senate Intelligence Committee just wrote a
letter to Bill Pulte yesterday, saying that, quote, given your lack of experience within the intelligence community, it is difficult to imagine
that in such a short amount of time you have already developed fully informed views as to how to shrink ODNI without incurring risks to national
security.
Making significant structural changes to ODNI to include a reduction in force is not an appropriate course of action for anyone in an acting
capacity, let alone without consultation with Congress, and you should refrain from doing so although it's evident at this point that Pulte did
not heed those concerns.
It is an open question of how long he will be in this acting job? President Trump just last week pulled back his nominee to serve in the permanent
capacity in order to allow Pulte more time in this position to carry out some of his objectives, Zain.
ASHER: All right, Kevin Liptak live for us there. Thank you so much. All right, disturbing new details in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
Investigators confirm that one of the ransom notes claims Guthrie died soon after she was abducted. That note was sent to CNN and another media outlet
in February.
CNN agreed to a request from law enforcement and the family to hold off on reporting the note's contents, so that any future communications with a
kidnapper could be authenticated. This morning Nancy's daughter, Today Show Anchor Savannah Guthrie, gave an emotional plea for answers.
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SAVANNAH GUTHRIE, ANCHOR, NBC NEWS: I can't pretend I'm not here, and so, since I am, I wanted to just take the opportunity to ask people to really
to beg people to come forward. Somebody knows something. This is a new story today that is on your radar, but this is the life that my sister
lives, that I live, that my brother lives, that our extended families live, that our children live every day, and we are in agony. We cannot be at
peace.
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ASHER: Throughout this investigation, there have been a flurry of both credible and non-credible ransom letters. Ed Lavendera has the details.
ED LAVANDERA, CNN SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: They clearly believe that there are a number of people out there who know exactly what happened to
Nancy Guthrie and where she might be? But this is significant in the sense that you know we are nearly five months into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
And at this point, even the Guthrie family has said they understand that the likelihood of her coming home alive is very minimal.
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So, they are in the process of trying to accept that fact. But we do have confirmation from several law enforcement sources that do say that in the
flurry of ransom letters that were sent to the family in the days after Nancy Guthrie went missing, that there were a number of letters that law
enforcement investigators deemed to be credible.
One of those was demanding millions of dollars very early on, and then a second note from what investigators believe to be the same person said that
Nancy Guthrie had died shortly after being kidnapped, that it was not something that they meant to happen, but it happened.
So, clearly very early on the family was getting indication that this was not going to end well. And if you remember, one of the first videos that
the family released was in direct response to those ransom letters, where Nancy Savannah Guthrie said, we got your letter, we understand clearly, a
direct reference to the information, the horrible information that was included in that second letter.
CNN and a Tucson station were aware of the contents of the letter at the time. We were asked by law enforcement authorities not to reveal those
exact details, because they were trying to be able to ensure confirmation and confirmation of whoever might be sending those letters, so that is the
kind of information that investigators were hoping to hold back, so that they could continue being able to confirm the identity of whoever was
sending these letters.
Because there were so many letters that were simply just trying to take advantage of the situation. But the Guthrie's remember there's still a
reward out there, and Savannah Guthrie continued this morning, saying desperately hoping that someone will come forward.
ASHER: All right, thanks to CNN's Ed Lavandera, for that report. All right still to come, as today marks the 10th year anniversary of the Brexit vote,
Britain still remains very divided. CNN visits a seaside town to see how Brexit is being felt a decade later. Plus, Europe is experiencing its
second heat wave of the year, with temperatures rising to record-breaking levels across the continent.
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ASHER: Welcome back to "One World". I'm Zain Asher in New York. Here are some headlines we are watching for you today. U.S. Secretary of State Marco
Rubio will arrive shortly in the UAE for a tour of the Gulf region that also includes Bahrain and Kuwait. The three nations were heavily targeted
by Iran during the war. The visit follows the agreement on a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.
An officer is one of two people killed after a police shootout in Montreal, Canada, on Monday. Dozens of shots rang out during the attack that sources
say appeared to target police officers. Authorities are examining a 100- page document they believe may have been written by the suspect, who was also killed. The document reportedly espouses incel ideology.
New details in the aftermath of that HUNTA Virus outbreak on a cruise ship quarantine has ended for the last eight American passengers who were
hospitalized in a specialized unit in Nebraska for 42 days. None of them were reported to have developed the illness.
The process to find the next British Prime Minister will begin on July 9th, says current Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Yesterday, Starmer announced his
resignation following mounting pressure from his own party. The new prime minister will be the seventh the nation has had in a decade. The potential
front runner is the Former Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, who was sworn in as an MP just yesterday.
Ten years ago, British voters went to the polls and chose to leave the European Union by a slim majority of 51.09 percent since then, Brexit has
reshaped the UK's economy and political landscape. Some who backed the vote to leave it say they now regret it. Others say they would do it again in a
heartbeat. CNN's Anna Cooban visits one seaside town to see how Brexit is being felt a decade later.
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LUCY PHILLIPS, DECKHAND: I'm probably one of the few remainers on this beach, if not the only one.
ANNA COOBAN, CNN ECONOMICS & BUSINESS REPORTER (voice-over): In Britain a decade of division, back in 2016 nearly 34 million people answered a
deceptively simple question: to leave or remain in the European Union. The answer was to go. The UK's fishing industry, small though once mighty,
became a flash point in the big Brexit debate, one that is still raging today in coastal towns like Hastings.
PHILLIPS: Personally, my heart was never a lever, and it seems to bring nothing but complications. Brexit to a lot of people, whether that's your
job or import, export, or your right to travel and study.
COOBAN (voice-over): Many fishermen, like Roland, voted leave to get more control over British waters.
ROLAND KELLY, FISHERMAN: I voted for Brexit. I believe most of this beach voted for Brexit. We all wanted to be independent. The big problem was at
the time the fishing industry was actually a big bargaining tool.
COOBAN: Your concerns around the fishing industry, that was the main reason, the way you voted, the way you did.
KELLY: I just -- no, I would like to have seen Great Britain great again.
COOBAN: If you could describe Brexit in one word, what would it be?
KELLY: Failure for a fisherman, definitely. Our paperwork has gone threefold. It's more difficult now exporting fish.
COOBAN: Everyone in the UK has a story to tell about Brexit, where they were? How they felt? And quite frankly, the arguments they had with family
and friends. It's an economic issue, it's a political issue, but it's also about identity. It's highly emotional, and it's about the way that Britain
sees itself in the world. And it seems in 2026 that those divisions are still very much in place.
COOBAN (voice-over): The Brexit vote catapulted the UK into years of political turmoil, with six prime ministers in just the past decade. Olafs
has owned his fish and chip shop for about the same length of time.
COOBAN: And you're Latvian?
OLAFS MEZPAPNS, OWNER, NEPTUNE FISH & CHIPS: Yes, I'm Latvian. Yes.
COOBAN: How did you feel as a European when --?
MEZPAPNS: No, I never have any racism for me, you know. So, I'm follow the English rules, you know, and then try to integrate all the fish and chip
shops have a little bit more struggle now.
COOBAN: So, Hastings is really an in-between kind of place. It's actually closer to France than it is to London, and ten years ago you had 55 percent
of voters saying they wanted to leave the EU, and 45 percent saying they wanted to stay.
And just by going around here today and talking to people, it's quite clear that the feelings about Brexit, about the wisdom of it, whether or not they
voted stay or to leave, and whether or not it really delivered what people thought it would, those emotions are still running quite high.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What better thing to talk about on a nice sunny day 10 years later?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Maybe it was the right thing to do to leave, in my opinion.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I felt powerless because I wasn't able to vote.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Now I speak to my older family members, and they do regret a lot of the things that they were led to believe at that time.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Just having to grow up in a kind of post-Brexit economy, everything's a little bit more expensive now. Everything's harder.
COOBAN: You could describe Brexit in one word, what would it be?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mistake.
COOBAN: Did you vote to leave?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I vote to leave. Yeah, I think I would have voted differently if I'd have known what it is today.
COOBAN: Before I left, there was one question I needed answering, and I knew just the person to ask. I need to know, are we ever going to stop
talking about Brexit? Anna Cooban, CNN, Hastings.
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ASHER: All right across Europe, temperatures have spiked to over 40 celsius as a heat dome hits the continent for the second time this year. Heat
alerts were posted across 26 countries, from Ireland to Greece. France has closed more than 800 public schools, and Spain has closed the World Cup fan
zones.
Soaring temperatures are a result of a heat dome, which see persistently high-pressure systems that trap hot air and push it down. Scientists say
these kinds of heat waves are actually becoming more common and more severe as humans continue to burn fossil fuels and heat the planet.
Pau Mosquera joins us live now from Madrid. See, a lot of people are finding ways to keep cool in all of this. How hard is it? Just walk us
through what you're feeling?
PAU MOSQUERA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, imagine Zain that here is half past five in the afternoon, and the mercury has already reached the 39 degrees
celsius, which is around 102 degrees fahrenheit. Today is one of the worst days that we have had over this month of June.
And especially, especially from the different weather agencies around Europe, are informing that this situation will become increasingly common
in the next few years. And as you just said, this heat wave is a result of a heat dome that has installed above some Western countries, so this means
that it is not just affecting Spain but other neighboring countries.
As for example France, where the authorities have put into place heat warnings in most of the country, and this is because in many different
places of the center and the west of France today they are going to reach 104 degrees fahrenheit. This is a lot, bearing in mind that we are still in
June.
And we have not reached yet the big summer period, and so what are people doing to keep themselves cooler? Well, some of them, at least here in
Madrid, are coming to the different public pools that you can find around the city. Here you can see dozens enjoying the fresh water.
And at least this is a way to seek some shelter from these scorching temperatures. But besides the people that come to the pool, how are people
coping with this heat? Well, that's what they told me earlier. Take a listen.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Not very well, that's why we're at the pool to try and cool down a little. But yeah, it's a lot. It's a lot for me. Yeah.
MOSQUERA: Have you ever experienced a heat like this before?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah, I think in previous summers here, yeah. But I feel this year it's come earlier than normal.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's definitely tough, but I feel like I've just been following the lead of the Madrilenos. They, you know, have lived with this
for a long time, and they have found ways of enjoying it so.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm actually really loving the heat, as you can see, I'm in the sun, and I'm lucky, because I have air conditioning. I don't have to
worry too much about the night time, so I'll enjoy the sun in the day.
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MOSQUERA: Because of the intensity of this heat wave at least in France, some specialists are comparing this one to the heat wave that took place in
August 2003 one that lasted for two weeks and claimed the life of 15,000 people.
Now in France, they still don't know how long will this heat wave last? But in the case of Spain, Spanish weather agency has said that temperatures
should improve a little bit from Thursday and on Zain.
ASHER: Yeah, I mean, just to think that you know something that a lot of Americans where I live take for granted, just sort of having an AC unit is
a luxury, as that gentleman pointed out, that he's so lucky because he had an AC unit, therefore the nighttime is actually going to be bearable. Let's
hope it goes soon. Pau Mosquera life for us there in Madrid. Thank you so much.
All right, still to come, global stock markets are seeing red dragged down by AI, tech companies, and interest rates. Our market update for you when
we come back.
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ASHER: All right, let's take a look at where the U.S. markets stand today. Up seeing red across the board, the DOW S&P500, S&P500 down more than 1
percent. NASDAQ down about 2 percent. This follows a brutal sell-off of stocks in Asia, particularly in South Korea, while there isn't a specific
catalyst for say markets could be reacting to a number of factors.
A decline in tech shares, fears about AI companies, as well as a likely interest rate hike. Anna Stewart joins us live now from London. You know, a
lot of this is to do with those AI fears. Many believe that a lot of the excitement around AI might have been overblown.
ANNA STEWART, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, there's a lot to take into account here. But if we're looking for a sort of trigger for the broader market
sell off, we could probably see SpaceX is route yesterday as part of it. Over the last three sessions, it's lost $600 billion in terms of its
valuation.
If we can look at where that was, of course, from its record-breaking IPO, it's had a significant fall. Zain you're probably worrying about Elon
Musk's personal wealth, I'm sure lots of people are. I can tell you, do not worry, he is still a trillionaire just. That was to do with a bond seller,
sorry, a bond announcement yesterday from SpaceX.
Perhaps investors concerned by how much cash burn there is at companies like this, and also whether these valuations are ever really matched by the
company's earnings. There was also a big story about Alphabet yesterday. Google, of course, is the company question with AI. Lots of questions about
two engineers leaving key engineers at that company, one leaving for Anthropic, the other for OpenAI.
So, yesterday we had two sort of specific company stories. Then we have a huge route. You mentioned Asia, with the KOSPI down more than 10 percent.
We saw similar sell-off, actually, here in Europe, lot of this led by AI companies by chip makers, a huge route, and this sort of background to all
of this is really, you have the trigger.
But the concern here is a bit of a change in mood music when it comes to interest rates, particularly, of course, in the U.S. A new chair at the
Federal Reserve, and signaling, suggesting that there could be an interest rate rise, perhaps even as soon as next month. Now, if you're an investor,
what does that mean?
Well, perhaps you're looking at different asset classes you could put your money into. You're also looking at some of these AI companies borrowing
billions of dollars for their AI build outs, not necessarily seeing that back in revenue either, and all that borrowing, of course, could cost a lot
more.
So, there's a lot at play here. The valuations are very high. People often question whether they're a little bit frothy. Could there even be a bubble?
I was looking at a note from Dan Ives, who's a Wedbush Analyst. He says this is just a pullback.
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It's just a breather. The AI party is not over yet. So, we'll, I'm sure, see more dancing on that stock, markets in the weeks come, Zain.
ASHER: And how did you know that I was having so many sleepless nights about Elon Musk's wealth? I just -- I have been worried about it so much.
STEWART: Yeah.
ASHER: And speaking of a sleepless night, congratulations, my dear, your little bundle of joy. 11 months. I love her name, Antigone. What a
beautiful? I love rare names.
STEWART: Thank you.
ASHER: I love rare names.
STEWART: I thank you for pronouncing it correctly. I have slight regrets for going for a name that does need a little bit of help here.
ASHER: I can pronounce.
STEWART: I've heard the anti-gone is spoken about a lot.
ASHER: No. Anna I understand her nickname is Tiggy, which is not a great name. What an adorable?
STEWART: Yeah, we go for Tiggy. Tiggy is easier for the world.
ASHER: We've missed you a lot, Anna. So, welcome back, my dear. Good to have you. Thank you.
STEWART: Good to be back.
ASHER: Anna Stewart live for us there. All right. Still to come on "One World", Lionel Messi proving again why he may be the GOAT, breaking all-
time scoring records at the World Cup details. Plus, what is happening today ahead?
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ASHER: All right, here's what's in store for the World Cup today. Portugal and Uzbekistan get things started in Houston as Ronaldo looks to secure his
first win of the tournament. Then it's a showdown in Boston between England and Ghana. I'm so excited for that match. Panama faced Croatia and Toronto,
Canada, and Colombia, taking on the Democratic Republic of Congo in Guadalajara, Mexico.
And a look at highlights from Monday's play. Lionel Messi making history, scoring two goals to become the World Cup's all-time leading scorer,
bringing in Argentina's 2-0 win over Austria. Norway tops Senegal 3-2, a pair of second half goals from striker Erling Haaland, enough to hold off
Senegal's late game push.
And Kylian Mbappe also drove in two goals to lead France's win against Iraq. Final score 3-0. Let's bring in CNN's Senior Sports Analyst Darren
Lewis in London for us. Darren, let's talk about England versus Ghana.
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Listen, Nigeria didn't make it right? So, I have to support my got my Ghanaian brothers and sisters this time around. There must be, for British
West Africans like myself, there must be so much excitement leading up to this game. What are we expecting? I mean, obviously the odds are on
England, but still excitement nonetheless.
DARREN LEWIS, CNN SENIOR SPORTS ANALYST: Oh, there'll be excitement nonetheless Zain. It's going to be a huge night for England fans anyway,
because you know the exciting thing about -- calls England team is that they are spearheaded by the goal scoring machine that is Harry Kane.
He's the highest scorer in European club football over the past season. But unlike England's struggles in previous major tournaments, I also have other
match winners as well, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, and Ollie Watkins, and sad to say, for yourself, Zain, that spells bad news,
because I think Ghana will lose.
They have lost five of their last seven. And even though they were winners of their first game against Panama, I think England will have too much for
them tonight.
ASHER: We have to hope, though, Darren. We've got to -- we've got to keep hope alive here OK. Don't rain on my parade.
LEWIS: You're doing good.
ASHER: But just talk to us about, you know, what the sort of psychology is this for Ghana? Because obviously when you go to play a team like England,
I mean the British invented the sport first and foremost, they have a phenomenal team. They've won their matches so far.
The whole world, I shouldn't say the whole world, but a lot of people are rooting for England. What is that going to be like for Ghana going into
this match as the underdogs?
LEWIS: Well, it will take all the pressure off them, because nobody expects anything of them. They are spearheaded by a player that lots of people here
in the English Premier League know all about, Antoine Semenyo. He's been outstanding so far this season for Manchester City and before that,
Bournemouth, before Bournemouth were forced to sell him to Manchester City.
And I think, as far as Ghana are concerned, they'll be able to express themselves. They've got a Head Coach in Carlos Queiroz, used to be the
Assistant Manager of Manchester United, so lots of friends reunited tonight. But as I say, the Ghanaians can go out and express themselves with
a bit of confidence, knowing that all of the pressure, all of the focus, all of the questions will be not just around whether England win or not?
But whether they can win with the style that we're seeing the French win with, and the Spanish and the Argentinians as well. There are so many
elements to this that pile the pressure onto this England side.
ASHER: You know sometimes when you are underestimated, there are certain people, I should say, certain players that, when they are underestimated,
they're even more motivated. We all know people like that. When you underestimate them, they say, right, we're going to show you, and let's
hope that Ghana feels that way this time.
Before you go, I do want to ask you about Portugal. Obviously, it's been not a great start for Ronaldo. And when you think about the fact that you
have a lot of people saying that, you know, should he be benched, right? Because he doesn't, according to some people, he doesn't have it anymore.
Is that fair? I mean, people's abuse are mixed on Ronaldo right now?
LEWIS: They are mixed indeed. And we will find out a little bit more very shortly when the team sheet is announced for the Portugal game against
Uzbekistan. Because there is a real split in terms of opinion as to whether he should start the game or not, and it will be a huge story whether he's
on the team sheet in the team or whether he's on the bench, why?
Well, he hasn't scored for 10 games in a Portugal shirt Zain. He's one of the world's greatest ever players, but he's 41 at the moment. And at 41
he's the oldest player at the World Cup right now. And he simply is no longer the force of all.
So, he's got to watch players like Mbappe, Haaland, Kane, Lamine Yamal are all lighting up this tournament like a Christmas tree. That must be hard
for him. And consider that his big rival Messi scored all five of Argentina's goals so far in the competition.
So, look out for that team sheet when you -- if you hear a little bit of an earthquake, sporting earthquake, that is, that will be the seismic shock as
to whether he starts the game and holds Portugal back or is on the bench, which will draw a sharp intake of breath. Either way, there'll be a lot of
talk about it.
ASHER: And I hate to sort of compare Ronaldo to Messi, because it's not fair. I mean, they're different players. But we talk about Ronaldo's age,
and we saw he's 41 but Lionel Messi is 39 I mean, they're basically very similar ages, Messi, I think it's his birthday tomorrow actually.
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I think he literally turns 39 tomorrow. And you know he is still pure magic on the pitch. I mean, just explain the differences, again I'm not big on
fueling rivalry, right, because we don't want to compare, but at 39 Messi continues to perform the miraculous. How does he do it?
LEWIS: Well, he's part of side of an Argentina side that is constructed specifically to get the best out of him. The culture within that squad as
well makes him the most effective jewel in their crown, rather than a burden that they have to carry.
And that's the reason why he's not only set the pace with the five goals so far in the tournament, but he's maintained it as well. He scored 12 goals
now at World Cups, that's more than any other player over 35. And as far as the tournament is concerned, he's very likely to win the golden boot for
the highest scorer because they still have a game to play against Jordan.
So, I think, as far as Ronaldo is concerned, his team isn't quite constructed in the same way that the Argentina is for Messi. And that's the
reason for the disparity in performance. It's a real shame, but we're enjoying it.
ASHER: I see. So, the Argentina team, like, literally sets Messi up for success, incredible. All right, Darren Lewis, and we'll see what happens
with England versus Ghana. We've got literally four hours to go.
LEWIS: Good luck to Ghana.
ASHER: I'm so excited by this, Darren. Thank you so much. All right, there is more CNN, more "One World" with my friend Bianna Golodryga after this
short break.
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