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Rubio: We Are Here To Get Input From Our Gulf Allies; Western Europe Swelters Under Record-High Temperatures; Kim Jong Un Boosts Naval Arsenal With 4,500-Tonne Warship; The Story Behind D.R. Congo's "Standing Fan"; Scotland's Tartan Army Invades Miami. Aired 12-1p ET
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BIANNA GOLODRYGA, CNN ANCHOR: All right. Keep your friends close and to your frenemies closer. This hour, Donald Trump heads to Capitol Hill to get
members of his own party in line.
ZAIN ASHER, CNN ANCHOR: Second hour of "One World" starts right now.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We have to pass the SAVE America Act, which is voter I.D., which is proof of citizenship, et cetera.
We have to pass it. So, we're going to have to talk about that and many other things.
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ASHER: Senate Republicans say they can't get the vote. Sources tell CNN the president is tired of hearing the word "no."
GOLODRYGA: Also ahead, heat records are shattering across Europe and you're not imagining things. This is happening more often than not. Why climate
scientists say heat waves like this will only get longer.
Plus.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You need to phone up Sean (ph) and say, can you send more beer? Because we're going to drink you all tonight.
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ASHER: Well, one thing's for sure, the Tartan Army knows how to party and they are certainly not shy about it. CNN catches up with the breakout
stars. This is what's coming up.
All right. Coming to you live from New York, I'm Zain Asher.
GOLODRYGA: And I'm Bianna Golodryga. You are watching the second hour of "One World."
Donald Trump is due to visit Capitol Hill this hour to pressure Republican lawmakers to pass his controversial elections bill.
ASHER: Yes. Last hour, the president announced that he would not sign landmark bipartisan housing bill designed to address the affordability
crisis. He says, he won't sign it until senators pass his SAVE America Act.
But Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the elections bill won't pass because Democrats will block it by threatening a filibuster.
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TRUMP: He's a leader. John's a leader. That's what being as leader of that. Look, we have to be able to get proof of citizenship when you vote,
otherwise, we don't have elections. We have to be able to get voter I.D. So John is a leader and hopefully he can get the votes.
SEN. JOHN THUNE (R-SD): We have very candid conversations. I am very direct with the president. I shoot straight with him and -- and vice versa.
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GOLODRYGA: Our Lauren Fox joins us live from Capitol Hill. Lauren, this is the president once again trying to exert his will and control over the
party. He -- he did it with the hold up of a DNI confirmation hearing last week. And now he's doing it with this bipartisan legislation on housing
affordability.
What is going on behind closed doors and how much pressure can he truly exert on Speaker Thune before he gives in?
LAUREN FOX, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes. I mean Leader Thune has been clear at every turn that the votes are simply not there for this bill.
And that is for a few reasons. Right now, he doesn't have Democratic votes for this.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Lauren -- Lauren, I'm sorry we're going to interrupt. We're going to go to Secretary of State Rubio who is now speaking with the
press in the Middle East.
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MARCO RUBIO, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: We have existing relationships with these countries that go back many, many decades. We have troop presence in
these countries. We have assets in these countries.
The security insurance that lie in the fact that these wouldn't even have to talk about that because they know it's true. They know we've been there
with them and they have them in there with us. We have people there. We have people on the ground constantly working with them. We have air
defenses embedded with them. We have aircraft in these countries.
So, I think that -- I didn't sense any doubts about our -- our security assurances because they're real. They're -- they're not promises. They're
actual. They exist.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But, sir, what about -- what about -- what about the conventional capabilities that Iran is going to be able to retain? Did you
make any assurances about a cap on missile or drone capabilities that are going to (INAUDIBLE)?
RUBIO: Well, no. We're going to be completely aligned with our partners in the Gulf. That's why we're meeting with all of them tomorrow. That's why
I've taken these troops now. And it's the reason why I'm here. Apart from thanking them for the incredible support they gave us throughout this
process.
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We want them to know and we want to reiterate and begin to talk to them and engage them on conversations about every decision that's made with regards
to this negotiation. We're not going to do anything that undermines the security of our allies, our longstanding allies in the region.
So, would -- I think that that's something that our partners believe when we say because we're doing it and we're going to continue to do it. And
we're doing it with them now.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As you said, there's a meeting with the GCC tomorrow. Do you have any concerns at all with the GCC that are planning to meet with
Oman and Iran to discuss this new, quote-unquote, mechanism with the Iranians?
RUBIO: No. I think they'll be against it. I think the whole world will be against any mechanism that charges money to use in international waterway.
It's that simple. The president's already said it, that's not going to happen.
When we mean open the Straits, we mean open the Straits free in international waterways. So, we'll express that tomorrow. I am certain that
not only will every country in the Gulf region be supportive, probably with the exception of Iran, but all the GCC members will be supportive, but the
whole world will be supportive.
I know of no country on the planet that supports tolling or fee for the use of the Straits. That's just not -- that's not going to happen. The
president has been abundantly clear.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Secretary, what -- what concerns, if any, did these Gulf allies share with you in private about the deal and about the future?
RUBIO: Well, you asked me what they said what concerns our allies shared with me in private and you want me to tell you? That -- that --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, sir.
RUBIO: -- you know. Well, I understand you're doing your job. But look -- look, these are longstanding relationships with these countries. So, we
speak very frankly, very openly, very honestly, we get their input. And that's what we're here to do to get their input. They're our partners. I'm
not here to tell them. I'm here to hear as well.
And so I thought that we're very frank, honest and important conversations. I think we're very strongly aligned.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The U.S. -- the U.S. waved oil sanctions against Iran on Monday. Are you concerned that --
RUBIO: For 60 days.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are you concerned that Iran is going to use the extra income from that to fun proxy groups or --
RUBIO: Well --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- if it's a military capacity?
RUBIO: Look, obviously, anytime you enter into a negotiation, it's a process of give and take. This is a temporary measure. It's for 60 days.
And as a result, we expect them to live up to the commitments they make in -- in Switzerland.
If they don't live up to those commitments, the president has a lot of options at his disposal, including -- I'm not saying he's going to do it.
I'm saying including reversing these sanctions.
They made very straight up commitments in Switzerland. And the president has been very clear, they need to keep those commitments. If they do, we'll
keep forward. If not, the president will have options at his disposal for what to do about it. Let's hope they keep those commitments.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What happened to the Americans who have been detained in Iran have been released? Have you been pushing for their release,
including two wrongfully detained Americans?
RUBIO: Yes, we're always -- listen, we're always concerned about wrongfully detained Americans everywhere in the world.
I -- that's always an issue we'll raise in every form that becomes available. But I don't want to discuss any specific cases that complicates
them. And that's not just true with Iran. That's true in other parts of the world as well.
But just know that the -- the -- the issue of wrongfully detained Americans, we have an entire office that's dedicated to that. And we raise
it in every form and in every opportunity we get and we make it our highest priority.
And this president, by the way, has a record of getting Americans released that's unparalleled. The number of Americans that we've gotten released
from around the world as a result of the efforts of the -- of the SPEHA office, as it's called, and, of course, of the president. So, we'll always
prioritize wrongfully detained Americans everywhere in the world.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You see, this oil price dropping and diplomacy advancing, is that decision to open the idea of issue of new waivers for
Russian oil?
RUBIO: Potentially. I mean, that's a decision the president will have to make as we get closer to the expiration date.
But that was a -- as I said, that was temporary. That was designed to help stabilize the global market. I'm not going to get ahead of the president on
making announcements with regards to what will happen without waiver once it expires.
But obviously, that'll be an option he has available to him because the -- the -- the -- if oil prices are now dropping, I think they opened today
lower than they were before the conflict.
So, if that trend continues, obviously, the -- the president will have to take that into account while making that decision.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On talks, Israel signaled that, you know, it's reluctant to withdraw its forces back 10 kilometers from buffer zone. Is that
something that you would support as these talks go on in Washington --
RUBIO: No. For --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- and sort of withdrawing some zones and some of them have not?
RUBIO: Well, the whole purpose -- the other reason Israel is in Lebanon is because Hezbollah launches rockets and drones from there. They've made that
clear. And we have the talks continue today. They started yesterday, they'll go on today, they'll go on tomorrow. And that's exactly what we're
-- that they're talking to the Lebanese about with our mediation.
And that is our hope that the Lebanese armed forces and the legitimate sovereign Lebanese government will continue to be able to control and
secure more and more of their own territory because that's who needs to control Lebanese territory, not a -- not a terrorist group like Hezbollah.
So, that's the goal.
And I think the Israelis have been clear, they don't have any quarrels with the Lebanese people. They don't have any claims on the territory of
Lebanon.
The reason why they're involved there is because territory of Lebanon is being used to launch drones and missiles against Israel.
But the more of that area, the Lebanese armed forces is able to secure, the less of its and Hezbollah's control, the less Israel will be in Lebanon.
But obviously, that's the process we're working through right now with these talks, that's at the core of these talks.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Is it your assessment that the Lebanese armed forces today as it stands are -- are capable enough or trustworthy enough to -- to
match --
RUBIO: Well, that's what we have to do. Look, we have to build up that capacity. That's been a longstanding challenge. I think the willingness is
there. I think we need to help build up that capacity.
And one of the issues that's been discussed in these negotiations about the creation of pilot zones, specific defined areas, where the Lebanese armed
forces can go in, take control and secure that territory, and then move on to the next pilot zone. So, it'll be a process.
This is not going to happen overnight. I remind everybody that Israel was conducting operations in Southern Lebanon well before this operation
happened. And so this is something we all want to see resolved for the future of Lebanon.
We want to see a Lebanon that's in the control of their legitimate government, where there is no foreign government encroaching on their
territory. And I want to reiterate that the Israelis have told us, and that is the only reason why they're there is because Hezbollah is launching
against their people. If Hezbollah wasn't launching against them, they wouldn't be there.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Sir, when should nuclear inspectors be allowed into Iran?
RUBIO: As soon as possible, you know. And as soon -- and the president said that yesterday. They'll be there when they need to get there, but that
needs to happen. That's a commitment they made and it's one they need to keep.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Sir, the president has been deeply threatened to bomb the Strait, bomb the Iran (INAUDIBLE) if it doesn't comply with some of his
requirements or his negotiations.
Is that sort of in any way, shape, or form complicating these negotiations from happening?
RUBIO: No. No. The -- the -- what the president's state is very clear, we expect them to keep their -- they want to get into a negotiation, we'll do
a negotiation.
If they make commitments at the negotiation, they need to keep them. If they don't keep them, the president has multiple options at his disposal.
That includes sanctions and includes other things.
So, I think the president's been clear. If we're going to get a deal, it has to be a real deal and it has to be a good deal. If Iran wants to make a
good and real deal, the United States is open to that. If they're not, then, of course, the president has options.
We'd want this to work out. We hope it works out. But if it doesn't, the president knows what his options are and I'm not, you know, that's all I'll
say about it for right now.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Secretary, Pakistan just announced -- Pakistan just announced next phase of Iran talks for next week --
RUBIO: I think the -- well, the technical group will be back, I believe on the 29th or the 30th. They've broken up into work groups on various
subjects. I believe they're going back to Switzerland, if I'm not mistaken.
So -- but either way, the technical group will reconvene again on, I believe it's the 30th. Don't exactly quote me, but that -- that -- they've
worked -- they've broken up the negotiation into separate work streams on separate topics. And the technical group will return on the 30th next week
to continue those talks.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Sir, do you believe that -- do you -- do you believe that some elements of U.S. intelligence have assessed that Israel is
interested in undermining the current MOU?
RUBIO: I don't know. What intelligence are you talking about? Where are you getting that from?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, it's been reported in --
RUBIO: Well, but it's being reported then it's fake.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you believe (INAUDIBLE)?
RUBIO: No. I haven't -- I -- I don't know where you're getting that stuff from. We -- we -- we're working on this. The Israelis are exactly know what
we're working on. All of our partners in the region know what we're working on.
Everybody understands what the president's red lines and positions are on this. I don't know what reports you're referencing.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But is it your view that this regime is more reasonable than the one that preceded it? Are they easier to deal with? And
are they unified now? Are they providing unified --
RUBIO: Well, I'm not going to comment on their internal structures and whether they're unified or not unified, because it doesn't matter. What
matters is what they do or they don't do. They either do the things they claim and -- and -- and agree to do or they don't.
And if they do it, then great. We'll keep moving forward. And if they don't, the president's been clear about what's going to happen or what
could happen. But let's hope they do. Let's hope they mean it.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How much are (INAUDIBLE).
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are you not going to be involved in -- in the technical talks?
RUBIO: No. The technical talks are at the staff level experts on nuclear energy as an example on sanctions and so forth. So the technical level will
be -- there's individuals from the State Department that will be involved in those talks, along with people from the Department of Energy and so
forth. That's what the technical level is.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can I ask one (INAUDIBLE) sir? You were just in the UAE. Did -- did Sudan come up in your discussions (INAUDIBLE)?
RUBIO: It has. And it always comes up.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Were you pushing the UAE to stop its support for the RSF, especially with the (INAUDIBLE)?
RUBIO: Well, we push all sides, you know. We -- we created. We -- we had great momentum coming out of Berlin, in terms of some agreements that were
reached.
Now, we need to make sure that those are complied with. We continue to engage in the (INAUDIBLE) our special envoy and -- is engaged on this on a
daily basis.
Every opportunity we get, we'll raise it again tomorrow, because the Saudis will be there as well. So, we raise it with all of the parties that are
involved or have relationships with the parties on the ground.
But we want to see a ceasefire, combined with the opening of humanitarian areas so we can get humanitarian relief, and then ultimately, we want it to
lead to a permanent peace.
And -- and we don't want -- but -- but our -- our number one priority is to get the fighting to stop and the humanitarian aid to flow, because what
we're facing there is a catastrophic humanitarian situation. And -- and it's only going to get worse. And -- and that can't happen.
So, we've continued to pressure. And I wouldn't even use the term pressure. We've continued to raise this topic with all of the countries, particularly
the three other countries. There are four countries we're dealing with that have influence over the parties on the ground.
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Thank you, guys.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Can you clarify -- can you clarify what the role of Michael Boulos was today?
RUBIO: Mike -- is it Mike -- Michael Boulos? Oh, he is --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
RUBIO: -- there to see his brother who lives here. He was just (INAUDIBLE) catch up.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But why did he (INAUDIBLE).
RUBIO: No, no, no, no.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But there was a working lunch, right? So --
RUBIO: There was, but he wasn't -- but the conversations around him had to do with -- he was just here because his brother lives here. And I'm a good
friend of Michael, so we had a chance to catch up.
OK. Thank you.
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GOLODRYGA: All right, there. We were listening to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he is engaging on a tour of Gulf nations and U.S. allies who
are speaking there from Kuwait City.
And really as what is being described as a listening tour trying to get those allies on board with this MOU that was signed between the U.S. and
Iran. A lot of skepticism has been reported surrounding this deal from those regional allies. Many of them have been hit militarily from Iran
throughout this war and some of the provisions in this 14-point MOU, many fear do not address their own security concerns.
Let's get into all of this with CNN's political and national security analyst David Sanger. So, David, you hear the secretary of state there
really in a difficult position having to defend this MOU where it's clear that the lack of detail on the initial goals of the United States and
Israel set out in -- in entering this war and that is eliminating Iran's nuclear threat, its ballistic missile program and its support for proxies.
None of them have been completely achieved.
And the secretary of state is trying to convince allies that they are in a better place now with this MOU having been signed.
Just talk about some of the concerns you're hearing from sources surrounding this and whether any inroads have been made on this listening
tour by the secretary of state.
DAVID SANGER, CNN POLITICAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY ANALYST: Well, I think you've got it exactly right. The MOU is 14 paragraphs long. One paragraph
deals with the nuclear program. Zero paragraphs deal with the missile program or the fate of Iran's future missile actions.
The entire agreement itself does not really address the question of allowing protesters to protest the fundamental issues that came up that led
to the war when the president said to protesters, help is on the way, and then declared that the nuclear program would be eliminated and so with the
missile program.
So, the -- what the secretary has basically got to do is argue, don't worry, we've got you covered. We're going to deal with all of this in the
second negotiation. The one that he said is going to resume next week with technical experts.
But the fact of the matter is most of these issues are not technical. They're going to require major political decisions by both President Trump
and the Iranians.
ASHER: When you think about the Strait of Hormuz, Marco Rubio just talked about this idea of there, there's not going to be any fees, there's not
going to be any tolls. Obviously, the Iranians have counteracted that many times. They've talked about the fact that from their perspective, the
Strait of Hormuz is never going to go back to the situation it was pre-war.
And if you are Iran, why on earth would you give up this one piece of leverage that has allowed you to completely not be, you know, bombed to
oblivion, to use one of Trump's terms, during this war? That is the one sort of saving piece of this for them. The fact that they were able to
control the Strait of Hormuz.
Why would they -- why would they give that up?
SANGER: I mean, they've got two superpowers right now, right? One is that dial on the wall that allows them to turn up or turn down traffic in the
Strait of Hormuz. They didn't use it for 47 years. When they finally reached for it, they discovered this works pretty well to get the
Americans' attention.
And of course, the second is the nuclear program where they have demanded that the nuclear material stay in Iran. And there's nothing in the
agreement to suggest necessarily that it would be removed as it was in 2015.
So on the Strait, it's Secretary Rubio who has been the most clear that there will be no tolls and there will be no fees.
Now, the Iranian and Omani position, so far, has been, oh, yes, we -- we may have to do some fees. I'm clearing the mines from the Strait,
patrolling it for safety, environmental concerns.
Whatever it is, they've made it clear that if you're going to go through the Strait, you better have your easy pass on the ship. And that is
something that Rubio just said again is not going to happen.
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And so when I said before, there are some fundamental political decisions to be made here, that's one of them.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. And we heard Rubio say that this was a give and take type of agreement. And it's not clear what the United States was able to take
away other than the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which was not a factor on February 27th.
I do want to ask how this relates to --
SANGER: Yes. It was wide open when the war started. Yes.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. I want to ask about an impact here domestically as well from this war, and that is -- and perhaps it's just symbolic, but it's
still noteworthy that for the first time since 1973, both chambers told a president to end a war, and that is after four Republicans crossed over to
the war-powered vote alongside all Democrats.
What does that say to the president's hold over his party as it relates maybe just to this one issue, and that is the war in Iran? Because so many
members of his own party were not happy with how this war or this ceasefire came about with -- given everything that you just laid out in this 14-
paragraph MOU.
SANGER: So, we've seen across the board in both foreign and domestic issues that the president is losing a bit of the magic control he had in Congress.
And this may be a sign of things to come if he loses either the House or the Senate in the coming elections. Not certain that he'll do that, but --
but very possible. Then he's going to face these problems even more.
Right now, he's headed up to a lunch with the Republican caucus. He's focusing that on the SAVE America Act, which is, of course, his effort to
make sure that they pass legislation that would require a positive I.D., proof of citizenship before voting. He doesn't have the votes for that. He
initially had the votes on the War Powers Act, and he lost them.
So, I think he is beginning to see that Congress, which has basically sat by for the past 18 months, and pretty much allowed him to do what he wanted
to do, is now becoming a bit of a thorn in his side, because they're up for reelection in just a few months. He's not.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. And I would imagine the Republican Party is not happy to see the president directing his eye or not at Democrats right now, but with
the -- with the majority leader, John Thune, right now playing out in Washington.
David Sanger, thank you so much for joining us. Always great to have you on.
ASHER: Thanks, David.
SANGER: Great to be with you.
ASHER: One -- "One World" continues after this short break.
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ASHER: All right. The U.N. Secretary General says, London is cooking, as Western Europe continues to bake under a powerful heat wave.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. And Britain temperatures are set to soar this week, smashing record levels.
ASHER: In France, source hottest day on record Tuesday. A scorching heat forced a nuclear plant to temporary close as water temperatures rose in
nearby rivers.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. The French prime minister says that more than 40 people have drowned this month as people head to lakes and rivers to cool off.
ASHER: Yes. The World Health Organization is calling for renewed global action on the climate change.
CNN's Clare Sebastian went to one of London's biggest railway hubs to see how commuters are coping with the extreme heat.
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CLARE SEBASTIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This is one of London's biggest rail hubs, Victoria Station. And you only have to look at the departure boards
inside the station to see just how much the transport network is being affected by the weather.
We've seen trains delayed, some even cancelled. There's a critical express train that runs from here to one of London's biggest airports, Gatwick
Airport.
And as of the middle of the afternoon on Wednesday, it is currently not running. So passengers have been advised not to travel unless absolutely
necessary, but, of course, some people have to. And we've been speaking to some of those about how they've had to adapt.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Going back to where then my little boys have to be off school because it's been set with the heat exhaustion.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I've been travelling like through London and it's like so hot. Like I Ubered to the train station even though it's like a 15-
minute walk. It's been -- it's been a nightmare.
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SEBASTIAN: This isn't just a railway station, this is also a bus station. And conditions on these buses, many of which are not air conditions, have
been getting pretty difficult.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're not prepared for this. Not at all. It's like 35 degrees. The --
SEBASTIAN: Wow.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- the -- the A.C. is not working.
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SEBASTIAN: With temperatures like these set to go on for a couple more days, with all of this disruption sending a ripple effect through the
economy, it's a real wake-up call for this city and its decades-old transport system that simply wasn't built for these temperatures.
Clare Sebastian, CNN, Victoria Station in London.
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ASHER: Let's bring in our chief climate correspondent, Bill Weir.
So, Bill, you know, as you know, I'm sure you've spent a lot of time in Europe. The -- the continent just isn't built for this kind of -- these
kinds of temperatures. My producer was just telling me in my ear that Paris is now hotter than 40 degrees Celsius. That's over 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
That is so hard to get your head around, those kinds of temperatures.
What's needs -- what needs to change, specifically, just in terms of whether it's climate policy, whether it's rethinking infrastructure across
Europe? Because we were talking to our last guest about an hour ago, about the fact that Europe is actually heating at twice the pace --
BILL WEIR, CNN CHIEF CLIMATE CORRESPONDENT: It is.
ASHER: -- of the rest of the world when it comes to global temperatures.
WEIR: That's right. Twice as -- it's heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet. Thanks largely to the Arctic, which is warming up at jaw-
dropping rates right there.
But yes, think of that, that insane temperatures in France and about 20 to 25 percent of buildings in France have air conditioning.
In Spain and Italy, it's 40, 50 percent, but it is a political flashpoint in France, whether you are in favor of air conditioning, which is seen as
wasteful energy gobbling. Very American. Ninety percent of American homes have -- have air conditioning.
But these days, it's a matter of life and death, especially for the elderly, for -- for people with vulnerable health conditions right now. So
adaptation is -- is the -- the watchword today. We've been talking about mitigation for years, stopping the source of global warming, getting off of
fossil fuels that are creating this blanket of pollution, carbon dioxide methane that's trapping this heat and creating this.
But adaptation in the near-term means survival in so many of these countries. And so changing attitudes around air conditioning for the French
and just coming to grips with the idea that the crisis is here in full force.
And last year around this time, there was a five-day heat wave that took 2,300 heat-related deaths, 2,300 lives there. This one could be much worse.
The temperatures are higher, the humidity is higher, which makes it harder to cool off.
And the overnight temperatures are staying up. So you don't get a break. And -- and if it sits there for a week, it just tears on the vulnerable
health systems.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. And it's the second heat wave in just two months' time, Bill, and we're still in June. I mean, we typically cover these --
WEIR: Exactly.
GOLODRYGA: -- stories later in the summer.
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So, I'm reminded by something you've mentioned to us because sadly these conversations have become so evergreen. Maybe it was even last year where
you warned us that at the rate we are going now, this year, maybe the coolest year on record going forward in terms of the summer --
WEIR: Exactly.
GOLODRYGA: -- temperatures we're seeing. Does that still apply? And what does that tell us about what we' can expect next summer, the summers to
come, Bill?
WEIR: That's the sad truth of this, is this will be the coolest summer of the rest of our lives at current rates, even if somehow magically the world
shifted away from fossil fuels in an instant. The system, the carbon cycle system is in such slow motion on an earth systems level that until that
carbon in the atmosphere evens out, the -- the Arctic is not going to re- freeze, the glaciers that are melting in the Alps are not going to re- freeze in our lifetimes and our children's lifetimes.
So it's a matter of adapting to what is here and understanding the most vulnerable parts of our systems, you know, transportation systems. You just
did it in London there as well, construction, clothing.
But at the end of -- the end of all of these debates, it comes down to whether humanity can break an addiction for cheap energy, which was fossil
fuels for so long and -- and switch over to the now renewable cheap energy that doesn't create these problems.
But, of course, that's a political conversation that varies depending on the country you're in and the neighborhood you're in right now. That's why
climate change is like the toughest problem humans will ever have to solve.
While it is scorching over there, it's perfectly pleasant in New York. All weather is local. And -- and we don't all suffer these massive events,
rarely do we suffer them globally at the same time.
So to get policy leaders engaged on this, there are still plenty of people in the private sector who care about this, who get the science, who are
keeping their heads low on the age of Donald Trump because he's on such a - - a rampant vindication campaign against all climate scientists these days.
It's hard to know, you know, where we go from here. Right now, it's a matter of surviving.
ASHER: And speaking of surviving, I mean it's one thing to deal with these temperatures during the day if you're in Paris. But as you point out, at
night, to deal with 100-degree temperatures at night is just torture. It is absolutely torture. So I -- I can't imagine what people there are doing,
especially if they don't have A.C. overnight.
Bill Weir, have to leave it there. Thank you so much.
WEIR: You bet.
GOLODRYGA: Thanks, Bill.
ASHER: All right. Just ahead on "One World," Kim Jong Un unveils the nation's largest warship ever. Why the North Korean leader is so focused on
boosting the country's navy?
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GOLODRYGA: All right. Welcome back to "One World." I'm Bianna Golodryga.
ASHER: And I'm Zain Asher.
North Korea has a new warship, but it's not just any warship, it's the country's largest ever warship, a 4,500 metric ton warship.
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GOLODRYGA: Military analysts say this boost to its navy could give Pyongyang's adversary something more to think about.
In a speech, Kim Jong Un says that this addition to its navy represents a new chapter in its history. Saying the development has, quote, put an end
to over 70 years of its stagnation.
Still, analysts say the country's navy has a long way to go to match South Korea or its ally, the United States.
ASHER: Yes. Time now for The Exchange. Joining us live now is Christopher Hill. He's a five-time U.S. ambassador and former assistant secretary of
state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. And he led efforts at the Six- Party Talks from 2005 to 2009 aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
In many ways, you are the perfect person to talk to, Ambassador, because obviously, you have a situation whereby North Korea is really projecting
and sort of boosting its naval power as a way of projecting its -- it's nuclear might and its nuclear ambitions.
One of the reasons why North Korea is really holding on tightly to its nuclear ambitions is, yes, partly deterrence against the United States.
It's also the sort of idea of boosting their power domestically as well.
And also, it comes down to ultimately regime survival in many ways. And that is why the issue of denuclearization has been so non-negotiable for
North Korea to this point.
Walk us through what the rest of the world can do, looking at this determination that North Korea has going forward to really boost its
nuclear power.
CHRISTOPHER HILL, FIVE-TIME U.S. AMBASSADOR AND FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE: Well, it really is quite extraordinary what they're doing in
terms of building up this navy and building up their nuclear power. They seem to be -- they seem to have plenty of funds to do this.
I think what the U.S. tried to do in working with China and even Russia in something called the Six-Party Talks was the right approach, but obviously,
we can't really talk to the Russians. And we certainly don't have the kind of relationship we -- we had with China.
And one has to wonder that when the Chinese President Xi Jinping visited North Korea, what was actually said, because it's pretty clear the North
Koreans are going ahead with this military modernization.
I would agree with people who suggest that maybe getting -- building a new navy is not something they're going to be very successful at. But what is
very clear is that they have decided on a -- on an armaments program. And if we're going to stop that, we're going to have to find some people we can
work with, and frankly, that's not been the modus operandi of the United States in recent -- recent months.
GOLODRYGA: And, Ambassador, some experts argue that the speed and scale with which this warship has built couldn't have been done without help,
specifically help from Russia, and that that may have been in exchange for the military supplies that you -- that North Korea had provided Russia and
its war with Ukraine as well as just its troops.
If that is the case, how much concern should there be in the peninsula as a whole about the -- the partnership now that we're continuing to see between
these two countries?
HILL: There's no question this is a -- a growing partnership and a growing problem for us. And the -- the question, of course, is how much technology
is Russia providing North Korea has sort of the capacity to manufacture things.
But the real question on surface warships is the electronics aspect of it, and presumably, that's something the Russians have been providing.
I'm sure -- I'm certain the Chinese are not all that happy with this, but they're not really sure at this point how to deal with the -- with the
North Korean threat. And I think what they'd like to do is remind the North Koreans that they're a lot closer to -- to China than they are to dealing
with Moscow and that they need to really respect what the Chinese have to say.
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I think this is -- I won't call this alarming, but it's certainly worrisome. And I would also add that this is not just North Korea's idea of
how to survive. This is also North Korea's idea of how to kind of put additional pressure on South Korea, especially in the context of the U.S.
not being seen as a reliable ally as it was in the past.
ASHER: Cristopher Hill in Denver, Colorado for us. Thank you so much for that.
All right. Still to come. Scotland's Tartan Army has invaded America today. Party and cheer for their World Cup team. We need a few of them, just
ahead.
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ASHER: Any startup, the business might start out as one thing and then change course once the founders have tested the market. Some tweaks might
be small or they may take things in a totally different direction.
GOLODRYGA: Like YouTube starting out as a video dating site, that kind of innovation and evolution is happening right now in Namibia's budding
startup ecosystem.
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AUDREY CHEBET, SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, BRITER: Namibia is one of the smaller ecosystems compared to other ecosystems in Africa, but also it's
steadily growing.
With startups, at the very beginning, have not really refined their business model. You will find them shifting once they, you know, go into
market and they see the realities of the market.
For example, Jabu (ph) went from logistics, purely logistics to being a fintech.
DAVID AKININ, CO-FOUNDER, JABUPAY: JabuPay started as a way to help merchants source their goods. We were in the middle of the COVID pandemic,
supply chains were broken.
Our aim and intention was always to help them move things faster. But then a box was full of cash, always in their shelves, retailers, wholesalers,
distributors, and that breaks supply chain more than anything.
So JabuPay pivoted on how to really solve a supply chain issue that was broken due to the cash nature of our business.
We actually helped them process their cash through our machines, through our wallets and settle their payments instantly without the risk of where
the cash sits.
KEVIN HASSAN, CO-FOUNDER, JABUPAY: We are here in Katutura. Katutura is located in Windhoek and is the heart of the economy of Namibia. This is one
of the many townships that exist in the country.
For us, it's a very important market. We help them digitize their cash and manage their cash better. The impact comes from the beginning, which is
what we call an ecosystem.
So, in the bottom of the pyramid, you will have this passage shop or the (INAUDIBLE) which will buy from a wholesaler, and that wholesaler will buy
from a manufacturer.
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So, if we are able to impact on the lower end, I allow them to digitize their money faster to be able to pay to the wholesalers. For those
wholesalers to pay to the manufacturers, then the economy keeps growing and we are part of it.
So today, in a few communities, you don't need to drive hundreds of kilometers to the (INAUDIBLE). They can go to one of our locations in which
we have a JabuSafe. They deposit their money under their own bin, and those funds get instantly settled in their bank accounts.
AKININ: JabuPay operates in four markets, we're in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa. Every single country we operate is very different.
How people transact, how they trust each other, how they interact with each other on a commercial level is completely different. I think our ability to
expand depends on our team's eagerness and interest to localize itself.
CHEBET: We are seeing a lot of exciting things happening within the African innovation system. Seeing how technology is solving very practical issues
and not necessarily because the tech needs to be sophisticated. Tech just needs to be connected to what the actual needs of whoever you're serving
is.
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ASHER: While thousands of supporters from the Democratic Republic of Congo cheer, sing, and celebrate at the World Cup matches, one fan stands out
from the crowd.
GOLODRYGA: Yes. A fan known as Lumumba Vea spins each match. He watches standing completely still with a single hand raise.
CNN's Robbie Hawken explains the significance behind this gesture.
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ROBBIE HAWKEN, CNN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Why was this man standing completely still for the entirety of a World Cup match? That's Michel Nkuka
Mboladinga, also known as Lumumba Vea, meaning, Lumumba lives.
He spends entire matches motionless from kickoff to the final whistle. The name and pose are a tribute to Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of
Congo's prime minister, after the country gained independence from Belgium in June 1960.
He was assassinated in January 1961 at just 35 years old, but has remained a key symbol for the country and its fight for freedom. Even Malcolm X once
called him the greatest black man who ever walked the African continent.
Mboladinga missed the DRC's opening World Cup match versus Portugal, due to increased travel restrictions from the country because of the recent Ebola
outbreak, but was able to attend their second game against Colombia.
Before the match, he also did oppose it, reference back to the national team's protest for peace before the Afghan semi-final in 2024, representing
strength, unity, and composure, everyone has one question, how does he stand still for so long?
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Believe it or not, but I do practice. I can actually practice 20 days out of a month, but I'll also take a lot of rest.
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GOLODRYGA: All right. The Tartan Army, the Scottish football fans known for their die-hard enthusiasm, has now invaded Miami, bringing their bagpipes
and kilts to Southern Florida, and to Miami Marlin's baseball game.
ASHER: That's after they took over Boston and Fenway Park last week.
CNN's Randi Kaye got a chance to meet the revelers just ahead of Scotland's match against Brazil tonight.
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RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): If you're looking for the Scottish World Cup fans, they're not hard to find.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We love the party. Any sport event, we love to drink, we love to party.
KAYE: Say I'm going to run out of beer tonight.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, absolutely. Wonderful.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You need to phone up Sean and say, can you send more beer? Because we're going to drink it all tonight.
KAYE (voice-over): Scotland hasn't been to the World Cup in nearly three decades. So, the soccer fans who came here to the U.S. for the games are
certainly making the most of it, but it's not just soccer that has them cheering, it's baseball.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We love baseball. And we know the one song we've got. It goes like (make sounds). And that's all we really know.
KAYE (voice-over): Scottish fans call themselves the Tartan Army. In between World Cup matches, they've been taking over stadiums and host
cities. In Miami, the Marlins team dubbed Monday night's game, the Tartan Takeover, after about 8,000 tickets were purchased by Scottish fans.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We are here to see Scotland play Brazil. So, we thought we would just come and see the baseball and support the fighting
fish.
KAYE: What do you think makes the Scottish fans so unique?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, nobody else wears kilts. We have lots of fabulous songs.
KAYE (voice-over): And where the Scots go, the party follows.
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KAYE: Many of these Scottish fans have never attended a U.S. baseball game, but that doesn't seem to be getting in the way of the party.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He throws up, and he hits it as far as he can. Is it more than that?
KAYE: Can you explain the rules of the game to me here?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As a Scottish man, I would say there's a man throwing a ball at another man who's trying to hit it out the park and nine times out
of 10, he misses.
KAYE: Do you think they should just use a bigger ball out here? Would that make more sense to you?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I would say a bigger ball and a bigger bat.
KAYE (voice-over): The Marlins lost to the Texas Rangers, four-three, but that didn't dampen the Tartan Army's spirits.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I love my city.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
KAYE: I don't think there's anybody happier in America right now than the Tartan Army and the Scots. I got so many random hugs and so much beer
spilled on me, but it was worth it.
Of course, they are a great group, and many of them are going to be back here for another Marlins game tonight, not as many fans, though. I am told
by the Marlins that they broke a record for attendance at Monday night's game.
More tickets were sold on a Monday night since 2017. And they credit the Scots for that. But, of course, Wednesday is the big game. That's when
Brazil takes on Scotland in the World Cup here in Miami.
Randi Kaye, CNN, Miami.
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GOLODRYGA: All right. And finally before we go, Guinness World Records has crowned an Australian man the loudest person in the world. You might want
to adjust your volume before you hear.
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JOSEPH MCGRAIL-BATEUP, GUINESS WORLD RECORDS' LOUDEST PERSON: My lords, my ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Canberra.
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ASHER: In fact, always pull out my earpiece, yes. In his day, Joe, 58-year- old Joseph McGrail- Bateup is an air-conditioner cleaner, but he's also the honorary town crier of the Australian capital.
Guinness World Records says he yelled the word "now" at 122.4 decibels. That's -- that's comparable to a chainsaw, by the way, or a jet taking off.
Or an ambulance siren up-close. He says he lost his voice for a few days after recording his record-breaking cry.
Can you make money from that?
GOLODRYGA: I'm just so glad he's not our co-anchor. I mean, can you imagine?
All right. Congratulations to him, I guess. Yes. Not his neighbors.
That does it for "One World" today. I'm Bianna Golodryga.
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ASHER: I'm Zain Asher. Appreciate you watching. "Amanpour" is up next.
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