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Mayor: At Least 20 Buildings have Collapsed in Cali, Colombia; Netanyahu Rejects Trump's 15-Point Gaza Peace Plan; Challenging Weather Fuels Wildfires in Northwest U.S. & Canada; Powerful Storm Makes Landfall Along China's Eastern Coast; Howard University Readmits 200 Plus Students after Mass Unenrollment; WAFCON Semi Finals Set for Wednesday in Morocco. Aired 11a-12p ET
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ZAIN ASHER, CNN HOST, ONE WORLD: All right, coming to you live from New York. I'm Zain Asher. Bianna is off today. You are watching "One World". I
want to begin with some major breaking news out of Colombia, where a 7.4 magnitude earthquake has rocked the western part of the country.
Reports quote local officials saying the quake has now claimed at least 20 lives. The Mayor of Cali says that people are trapped in some of the
buildings that collapsed during the earthquake. I mean, you're seeing pictures here in Cali of some buildings that essentially collapsed, where
people may indeed be trapped.
The mayor, has asked crews from Bogota and Medellin to help in rescue efforts. This video, just in, as I mentioned, from Cali shows at least one
of at least 20 buildings that have fallen. The quake hit about 246 kilometers North of Cali, but was still strong enough to bring the
buildings down.
Let's talk with Glaeldys Gonzalez from the International Crisis Group, who felt the earthquake in Bogota. You felt the earthquake as far away as
Bogota, but I'm certainly glad that you are safe. I just want to talk about the impact, the likely impact of this quake.
Because obviously the first thing that I thought about was the fact that just about six weeks ago, in neighboring Venezuela, we had two twin
earthquakes that measured 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale. This one in Colombia is 7.4, and obviously there are various factors, including the
depth of the earthquake, that determines really the consequences.
But just walk us through how concerned people are about what the death toll may be -- consider that in Venezuela, we're now talking about 61,000 people
dead. Walk us through what the concern is about how things may end up in Colombia.
GLAELDYS GONZALEZ, INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP: Yes, thank you so much for the invitation. Well, right now the most serious impacts have been reported
in some parts of the of the country, a region known as Eje Cafetero, mainly cities like Manizales, Pereira, Armenia, and Cali have had the most serious
affectations of the earthquake.
And there have been reports of injured people and collapsed buildings. And so far, we don't know the extent and the magnitude of the damage that this
has caused, but this certainly adds to, or raises a concern about the aftermath and the implications that it will have in these areas in terms of
reconstruction and attention to victims and people that lost their property.
ASHER: One of the things that essentially really amplified the crisis in neighboring Venezuela is the resources, the capacity of the healthcare
infrastructure, and just infrastructure overall. What are things like it in neighboring Colombia.
GONZALEZ: Well, we have seen here that authorities have moved very fast to see and evaluate damages so far. And so, I think the response has been very
quick. And they are very solid institutions that are in charge of crisis management and attempting these sorts of disasters.
And so, we can expect that to also help or aid for the response to be quicker, and all the institutions move very effectively to address any
damage or attend any issue that may arise.
ASHER: And obviously, you know, whenever you have any large earthquake, there is an immediate fear about aftershocks. You know, other sort of
smaller earthquakes that that may happen. What are authorities near the epicenter telling locals?
GONZALEZ: Well, yes, that's definitely a normal part of after an earthquake, and considering this one was so impactful and so intense, and
to expect aftershocks. And so, I think people are very aware and very attentive of this to be in the duration of the day, and even tomorrow to
feel any aftershocks of the earthquake.
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ASHER: As I understand it, the last sort of major earthquake that Colombia has seen of this kind of level on the Richter scale was many years ago. And
I think in 1999 there was a 6.2 magnitude earthquake that killed over 1000 people.
And obviously, you know, it's very difficult to just look at the level, at the Richter scale alone because obviously the depth and the shallowness of
the earthquake is really what determines how it impacts buildings. But talk us through how common smaller earthquakes are, particularly in Western
Colombia.
GONZALEZ: Well, yes, there are parts of Colombia that are very used to small earthquakes and the moving of earth is very normal and people have
assumed it as part of their everyday life. And -- but as you said an earthquake in this scale has not been registered in the past years.
And it felt very intense and I think it also adds to the already existing grave humanitarian crisis that the country is living in, and the impact
that they will have.
ASHER: Glaeldys Gonzalez, appreciate you being with us, and I'm glad you're safe there in nearby Bogota. Thank you so much.
GONZALEZ: Thank you so much.
ASHER: All right, the U.S. -- of course. The U.S. President is comparing the state of negotiations with Iran, nearly six months into the war, to a
game of chess. Donald Trump says that things will work out in the end. For now, he seems content to let economic pressure build on Iran.
As his Iran pushes out a list of dramatic new non-negotiable demands for the U.S. to meet around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. In a phone
interview with "AXIOS", President Trump says that Washington is low-keying talks with Iran, adding that it is only semi-negotiating.
He also stressed that Iran was in a very bad place economically and had no money to pay its troops. Meantime, the Pentagon is urging U.S. military
contractors to ramp up weapons production amid concerns the stockpiles are running low. Sources have told CNN that the issue has President Trump
frustrated, despite what the president has said in public.
Let's bring CNN's Stephen Collinson joining us live now from Washington. I mean, obviously, the president sort of seems to be changing course and
changing his tactics quite quickly and very often during the course of this war, but this time around, the president's strategy appears to be: you know
what?
We are going to let Iran suffer economically. The economic pressure will likely, this is what the U.S. President believes, have the sort of
desirable impact in terms of bringing them back to the negotiation table. Is that likely to work, Stephen based on what we've seen so far?
STEPHEN COLLINSON, CNN POLITICS SENIOR REPORTER: Yeah, I think there are a couple of problems with this. First of all, that strategy has not worked so
far, despite the punitive U.S. maritime blockade of Iran. There's been no sign that Iran has been preparing to moderate its positions. In fact, quite
the opposite.
So, the president's comments that they are half keying this almost seem a little like a bit of a face saver for his administration. Because remember,
a week ago they were saying that a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz completely would be within reach in a couple of days. That was followed by
Iran's digging in its hills.
There's also the question of whether the pressure that Iran is pushing on the United States as we head towards a midterm election is going to make
the situation in the United States more economically difficult. We know that Iran's repressive rulers, who've brutally suppressed their people are
willing to let the country suffer almost limitlessly.
So, while the economy clearly is in deep trouble, and some economists believe that perhaps in a matter of months things could get much worse, it
doesn't seem at this point, likely that economic pressure alone will be able to change the tactics of the regime.
ASHER: Yeah, I mean, if military pressure hasn't worked so far, then of course it you know goes to reason, stands to reason that economic pressure
likely won't either. In terms of what we were talking about this time last week, which is that Iran was going to be negotiating with Oman about
opening parts of the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring that Iran had control over at least part of the Strait of Hormuz.
It talked about the fact that it wasn't going to negotiate with the U.S. directly, but it was focusing on its negotiations with Oman. Where are we
on that front, Stephen?
COLLINSON: Well, it seems to have hit a brick wall. There did seem to be some progress last week in Iran and Oman agreeing some channels that ships
could go through into and out of the Strait, but it appears that Iran doesn't want to do anything that will let up its leverage that it has over
oil coming out of the Strait.
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And therefore, the price of oil, the global economy, and the political pressure that is building on President Trump. I think the effective control
of the Strait is the one thing really that Iran has got out of this confrontation, apart from the fact that the regime was not destroyed by the
United States.
So, I think if you look at its actions as a statement that it's not going to let up on that control, that probably explains a lot of its attitude
right now. The problem is these new draconian conditions that you mentioned, including the unfreezing of all assets, the lifting of
sanctions, and even U.S. compensation for war damage, are impossible for President Trump to sign up to politically.
You'd get a huge backlash at home. It would be seen as a strategic failure for the United States. So, I guess at some point we have to ask the
question whether Iran is in fact overplaying its hand, and whether at some point it will need to get the oil moving again through the Strait just for
its own economy.
But whether that happens on the timeline that President Trump hopes it to be happening, given the fact that we've seen he's very impatient for
developments throughout this war, it seems very doubtful.
ASHER: All right Stephen Collinson, live for us there. Thank you so much. All right, amid fresh struggles with the Iran war, President Trump is
searching for a diplomatic win, but it appears he could be facing another step back. This time, with his 15-point Gaza peace plan, Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is publicly rejecting the president's plan.
The road map, calls for Hamas to lay down its arms, and in response, Israel withdraw its troops in stages from inside Gaza. However, Netanyahu says
that Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed. Netanyahu also vows that as long as he is prime minister, there will be no establishment
of a Palestinian State in Gaza or the West Bank.
The prime minister, who is facing one of his most challenging re-election battles in October, is trying to shore up his right-wing base. My next
guest is a Former Middle East Negotiator for the U.S. State Department; Aaron David Miller joins us live now.
So, one of the things that Netanyahu is talking about when it comes to Hamas disarmament is this idea of genuine disarmament. I mean, we'll get to
the stalemate in just a moment, but this idea of genuine disarmament, not what he calls fictitious disarmament. Just explain to us the difference,
how that will be verified and trusted by Israel, if it is -- if it indeed ever happens?
AARON DAVID MILLER, FORMER U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT MIDDLE EAST NEGOTIATOR: I mean, I think you broke the code with respect to the fundamental flaw about
the entire process. Look, the gold standard for demilitarization, decommissioning, was what occurred in the wake of the 1998 Good Friday
Agreement.
It took seven years for the protestant paramilitaries and the IRA under international supervision, with objective monitoring and a process designed
not to humiliate either side, but pursued with extraordinary discretion. And the political agreement was reached before demilitarization and
decommissioning.
You have none of those things in place right now. You have a national committee for the administration of Gaza, which is composed of 12 very able
Gaza technocrats. They haven't even entered the strip, and the 15 points call for this body to collect weapons. You've got Hamas tunnels, which are
roughly what 1/3, one quarter of length wise of the New York subway system.
So, I think the reality is that this 15-point plan, if you had true investment by Hamas, the current government of Israel, and the Trump
Administration, you might over time be willing or be able to turn what could be a genuine opportunity, historic in the sense that Hamas, an
organization committed to armed struggle and terror on October 7th, could actually be converted into perhaps something else.
But none of the factors that are necessary to make this plan work. From the absence of trained Palestinian police, right, 5000 of them supposed to go
to Egypt. The Israelis won't let them out because they won't give them. The Israelis won't provide an insurance that they can come back.
You have an international stabilization force with Morocco, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, Albania, 200 folks. That's it, and you have no Palestinian
governance. So, I just -- I think we're having a -- there's an argument about Israeli acceptance or not acceptance.
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Or Hamas acceptance or not acceptance, that essentially seems to me misses the point about the feasibility, particularly Zain, with respect to in 79
days, Benjamin Netanyahu is going to face the most extraordinarily important election of his political life. He's not going to make any
concessions.
And I'm not sure the next Israeli government, should there be one, is going to somehow jump at this opportunity, given the sensibilities and
sensitivity that still exists broadly across the Israeli political spectrum, in the wake of October 7th.
ASHER: Yeah, I mean, listen, a lot of people have talked about the sort of lack of credibility to the idea that Hamas is ever going to disarm and what
that process would look like? And you know how much of a long process it would be if it indeed it happens at all?
But just to your point about Netanyahu's re-election campaign, I mean, obviously, when you think about what he needs to get done? He does need to
manage the right-wing block. He needs to sort of position himself as the defender of Israel, as the sort of ultimate security guy, which he's done
in the past.
And then this idea of trying to sort of exploit the fact that the opposition is somewhat fractured. But how is he going to really, again, as
you mentioned, it is going to be a very tough re-election campaign for him. But how is he pitching himself to the Israeli people this time around,
especially when there is a lot of disappointment in him?
MILLER: I think it's a tough lift. You have a state commission of inquiry, which should have happened. He's blocked. You have a very controversial
policy on giving the ultra-orthodox the Haredim a get out of jail card with respect to conscription, that plays very badly, even in his only Likud
camp.
And then, of course, you have Iran, which instead of being defanged, has now exercised a degree of control, weaponizing geography over the Straits.
Its nuclear infrastructure, the 900 pounds of highly enriched uranium, the 11 tons of uranium that are rich in various levels.
And then of course you've got Lebanon. Hezbollah is down but not out, and I guarantee you've got a million Israelis in the north and communities,
border villages, and towns who probably feel quite betrayed that the admit -- that Netanyahu started this war with Iran, and has exposed them now.
So no, the -- I think he's at perhaps at his weakest point ever. But remember, all you need is 60 plus one to govern, which means, and no party
since the inception of the State of Israel has managed to gain 60 plus one alone. You build a coalition, and Israel is a right of center country.
And the perception of the shadow of October 7th still hangs large and dark over most of the country from one end of the political spectrum to the
other. So, I would not rule -- I would not rule a Netanyahu government out, but you may end up in a situation Zain where nobody forms a government.
Situation between 2018, 2021, and Netanyahu remains caretaker prime minister and blocks any presumptive effort on the part of the opposition to
remain prime minister. I look at the polls today. I think the Likud is now even with Gadi Eisenkot, who I think is the hope of many to unseat him.
The opposition is has got 56. That's still what it's 6, 7 short, 5 short of what is required 6 to form a government? So, I wouldn't rule Benjamin
Netanyahu out. He's the most -- he's the most effective, compelling, skillful, and ruthless Israeli power on the scene.
ASHER: Yeah, and a very talented politician. He has often managed to just sort of pull it out of the hat many times before. We'll see what happens
this time. Aaron David Miller, live for us. Thank you so much.
MILLER: Thanks.
ASHER: All right, there's still -- there's still a lot more ahead on "One World". The dry, hot winds are a recipe for disaster in Northwestern United
States and British Columbia as well. We'll take you there for an update on the forecast, given the wildfires. And Typhoon Dolphin slams into Eastern
China, we'll bring you the latest there too, and where it's heading and the damage that's been left in its wake.
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ASHER: All right, challenging conditions are making the job so much harder for firefighters in Northwestern U.S. And just Washington State flames have
consumed more than half a million acres. It's more than 200,000 hectares. Take a look at what's left in an area, a part of Spokane, Washington.
Three major fires have been burning there since last week. Some good news, however, that evacuation levels have been downgraded, except for those
areas directly in the fire's path. Officials call this the worst fire season in more than 30 years. Four weather related deaths have been
reported, as well.
Meantime, the Premier of British Columbia says that one of the wildfires in his province sounded like a bomb going off. He adds that half of the 105
wildfires there remain out of control. Among them is the Bald Range Fire, which has already burned more than 33,000 hectares, acres excuse me, that's
about 13,000 hectares in less than two days.
At least 20,000 people have had to evacuate their homes. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police tells local media an 80-year-old woman died trying to escape
the flames. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam joins us with a look at what's next for the region.
Obviously, so heartbreaking for all of those people who have lost their homes or been forced to evacuate and don't know the state of their homes.
Just in terms of what we're seeing in Spokane, Washington. Of course, the weather directly affects everything when it comes to wildfires. Where are
we on containment on that front, Derek?
DEREK VAN DAM, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Well, and now we're monitoring fires in Southern British Columbia that are threatening homes, communities. You just
talked about it. 20,000 people evacuated overnight on Saturday. This is the scene coming out of Summerland, Canada.
If you haven't been here, it's a beautiful part of the world. This is near the Okanagan Lake region, and there's a lot of topography, but it is just
so dry. And of course, winds and the dried-out vegetation doesn't take much more than a spark to create a raging inferno. And unfortunately, it spreads
so quickly.
We also know a byproduct of these wildfires is the smoke, and it's choked off so much of our population across North America this summer. This is the
Summer of Smoke version 2.0. I'm calling it because last summer was bad as well. Remember, this is just a time lapse of the various wildfires from
NASA since the middle of July, heading right into the first parts of August, and they have been significant.
We have surpassed the year-to-date average across Canada in terms of acreage that has burned so far, and we've surpassed that 10-year average
year-to-date for the number of wildfires as well. This is astounding across the United States. We normally, to date, have about roughly 4 million acres
burned by wildfire activity. Yes, that's a normal process. But when we start having seasons and it's the middle of August, we have over 6.3
million acres that have burned so far.
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And the season isn't even near close to being done. We have our hot spots visible on this map. Of course, the winds helping fuel the flames, gusting
from the Okanagan region of Southern British Columbia to the West Coast of the U.S. and the Inter Mountain West, between 20 and 30 kilometers per hour
in various locations.
That's why we have an elevated fire threat today across parts of Wyoming into even into the burn scars of Washington. But Zain, you smelled it, New
York City. I know you did. The wildfire smoke that is such an issue. It is just creating such hazardous air quality across the Pacific Northwest and
Western Canada right now.
ASHER: Derek Van Dam, thank you so much for that. We appreciate it. All right, crews in eastern China are searching for a nine-year-old boy who was
swept out to sea by a huge wave caused by Typhoon Dolphin. It happened on Friday as the storm made landfall. Dolphin is the strongest tropical
cyclone to hit the country this year.
It brought torrential rain and storms, drenching the coastal regions and flooding streets in Shanghai. The storm also grounded hundreds of flights
on Monday. The typhoon packed winds of 151 kilometers per hour near its center when it made landfall South West of Shanghai.
Take a look at the wind. Unbelievable wind in this video. You see this is from Wenzhou. One Dolphin -- once Dolphin rather came on land. It weakened.
There it is, rocking over that van. My goodness, it weakened to a tropical storm once it made landfall.
Torrential rain is now forecast through Monday, prolonging the risk of widespread flooding and landslides, expected to track westward, slowing and
losing strength over central and Southwestern China. CNN's Mike Valerio is in Beijing with a closer look at the typhoon.
MIKE VALERIO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, certainly tons of rainfall. A nine- year-old boy who was swept out to sea and more than 1000 flights canceled. Those are the main storylines that we are following here. So, according to
forecasters in China, because of this storm Dolphin, Central and Eastern Zhejiang Province could get between 250 millimeters of rain, which is as we
hold up our tape measurer, that would be about this much right here between 250 and 500.
There we go, millimeters of rain because of this storm, which is the rough equivalent of around 9.8 inches to 19.7 inches of rain. That is the
expectation from forecasters because of this storm. Torrential rain in Zhejiang, Shanghai, Northern Fujian Province, Northeastern Jiangxi, Central
and Southern Anhui, and Jiangsu Province as well.
A nine-year-old boy on Friday was with family members when one of a -- one of the gigantic waves crashed against the sea shore again this is happening
in Zhejiang Province which is South of Shanghai. Still authorities were searching for the boy by the middle of the day on Monday.
After he was swept out to sea by one of those waves crashing into the sea front. More than a million people evacuated because of the storm.
Shanghai's Yangshan Province moved more than 500 vessels to shelter. Shanghai also canceled about 1500 flights, which is data according to
VariFlight.
Shanghai also evacuated. Just imagine this, wherever you're watching us from, 30,300 people, and even more than that, in Jinghong Province in the
city of Guangzhou, they relocated more than 900,000 residents and open more than 1000 emergency shelters. This storm tracking westward before slowing
over Central and Southwestern China. The danger of flooding and landslides is expecting to persist. Mike Valerio, CNN, Beijing.
ASHER: Thanks to Mike Valerio for that report. Right, there's still so much more ahead here on "One World". Could he finally get an answer to a nearly
30-year-long question? Who killed Iconic Rapper Tupac Shakur? Jury selection in the trial begins today. We'll have details on that just ahead.
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ASHER: All right, welcome back to "One World". I'm Zain Asher in New York. Here are some of the headlines we are watching for you today. U.S.
President Donald Trump is signaling Washington will ramp up economic pressure on Iran, telling "AXIOS" Washington is low-keying negotiations.
Tehran is pushing a list of demands for the U.S. to meet. They don't seem that different from the ones made in the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of
Understanding that was suspended in July. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting President Trump's Gaza peace plan. He says that
Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed. Netanyahu also vows that as long as he is prime minister, there will be no establishment of a
Palestinian State.
A powerful earthquake has struck Colombia, West of Bogota. The 7.4 magnitude quake happened just a few hours ago. The mayor calls it the
strongest earthquake in our entire history. At least 20 people have been killed so far.
Taiwan is currently conducting its 10-day annual war games, and for the first time, a large part of the island had the mobile internet slowed down,
stimulating a communication disruption in the event of a Chinese attack. On Sunday, the military held a chemical weapons decontamination drill.
All right; I want to update you on the breaking news we've been following. The powerful earthquake that has rocked Western Colombia. At least 20
people have lost their lives in the earthquake. This video, take a look here from social media, shows the moment the quake struck in Cali,
obviously you can see the chaos here.
There is obviously a downed building, and there are rescue crews trying to look for survivors. City's Mayor says at least 20 buildings have collapsed
and trapped several people, and that a rescue effort is underway. And let's get the very latest from our Stefano Pozzebon.
I mean, Stefano, you covered the twin earthquakes just about six weeks ago in Venezuela. We all know just how catastrophic the death toll there ended
up being. Obviously, there is major fears that this, you know, this the death quake -- the death toll rather in Colombia could rise quite
significantly. Just walk us through what we know so far.
STEFANO POZZEBON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, definitely the death toll we're understanding that right now from Colombian authorities that at least 21
people have been killed, Zain. But of course, this is just preliminary information. We'll be eagerly waiting to hear more from the Colombian
authorities.
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According to an assessment from the United States Geological Survey Services Zain, at least 2 million people were exposed to the heaviest
impact from this earthquake. That is, some of the people who live in areas such as Manizales, Pereira, the area at the center of Colombia. These seems
to be the most affected.
The area from this quake, whose epicenter was in the western shore of the country, in the Western Pacific shore, not too far from the City of Quibdo.
The actual place was San Jose del Palmar, which is a small village in the Choco Department.
However, of course, we were saying the most impacted areas, the cities of Manizales, where two people have been killed, and especially the City of
Pereira, where the first video that we are receiving from, especially the areas surrounding the airports, are truly horrific. The airport of Pereira
is the largest in that region of Colombia.
It's a key transit (ph) point to move, to move train, to move people in and out of the Central Colombian region, which is called the Eje Cafetero, the
coffee region of Colombia. And that is of course an area of concern.
If there is one thing, Zain, that I've learned from my time in Venezuela covering that earthquake, is how crucial having an airport that can receive
supply is, and of course the fact that the largest damage seems to be around the airport of Pereira is an extremely high area of concern Zain.
ASHER: Yeah. Thank you for breaking that down for us. Obviously, yes, an airport is hugely important to have it operational. That is very helpful in
terms of receiving supplies. We'll monitor the situation there in Colombia. Stefano Pozzebon, thank you so much.
All right; it's taken nearly 30 years for this case to go to trial. Now the man accused of orchestrating the --
POZZEBON: Thank you. Sorry for that.
ASHER: -- of one of hip hop's most influential rappers, Tupac Shakur will do just that. Jury selection is set to begin next hour in Las Vegas for the
trial against Duane Kevin Davis, AKA Keefe D who was indicted in 2023 on the charge of murder with a deadly weapon. Investigators say they've
gathered enough evidence against him to take the case to court, and much of it actually came from the now 63-year-old Davis himself.
25-year-old Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting after a Mike Tyson boxing match on the Las Vegas Strip back in 1996. Shakur was at the
height of his career, and his murder case has been the subject of a lot of conspiracy theories and ongoing public interest ever since, because it has
never been fully resolved. CNN's Nick Watt takes a closer look at the history of this case. What exactly was happening in the East Coast, West
Coast rap scene at the time, and how he got here?
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, Keith, Metro Police, come over here.
NICK WATT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Duane Keith Davis, AKA Keefe D was arrested three years ago.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So, what they got you for, man?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Biggest case in LA's history.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh yeah.
WATT (voice-over): The shooting, the killing of Tupac Shakur at a stoplight in Vegas late one night after a Mike Tyson fight nearly 30 years ago. Back
then many thought Tupac's deaths was down to the East Coast, West Coast rap rivalry that had flared up in the early 90s. Just three months before he
was killed, Tupac released Hit 'Em Up, dissing and threatening his friend turned rival Biggie Smalls and other East Coast rappers.
Biggie was gunned down and killed six months after Tupac. No one has ever been charged with his murder. But here's what prosecutors will argue at
Keefe D's trial that starts this week, detailed by a homicide detective just after Duane Davis Keefe D's arrest.
LATE JASON JOHANSSON, LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT: As we all know, Tupac Shakur was an artist who was signed with Death Row Records, and
that Death Row Records and its CEO Marion Suge Knight were closely affiliated with the mob, Pyro criminal street gang, and that they had an
ongoing feud with the South Side Compton Crips. Duane Davis was the leader and shot caller of the South Side Compton Crips.
WATT (voice-over): Members of both gangs were, say, police at the Tyson fight in the M.G.M. Grand that night, and afterwards in the lobby, Tupac,
Knight, and others spotted Keefe D's nephew Orlando Anderson and beat him up.
JOHANSSON: Little did anyone know that it is this incident right here that would ultimately lead to the retaliatory shooting and death of Tupac
Shakur. Duane Davis began to devise a plan to obtain a firearm and retaliate against Suge Knight and Mr. Shakur for what occurred inside the
hotel against Mr. Anderson.
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WATT (voice-over): Anderson, his uncle Keefe D, and two other men allegedly got into a White Cadillac and followed Knight and Tupac, who were in the
black BMW en route to a club. Investigators allege it was Anderson who actually pulled the trigger.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Were you involved in any way in the death of Tupac Shakur?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, I was not involved.
WATT (voice-over): Anderson was shot and killed eight months after that interview with CNN. Keefe D is the only man who was in that white Cadillac
who is still alive. He's now 63. No one says he pulled the trigger, but he was, they say, the shot caller, and under Nevada law, he can still be
charged with murder.
JOHANSSON: Within the first few months of the investigation, our detectives knew most of the information I just briefed you on. However, we never had
the necessary evidence to bring this case forward.
WATT (voice-over): His own words say investigators were Keefe D's undoing.
JOHANSSON: Specifically, Duane Davis's own admissions to his involvement in this homicide investigation that he provided to numerous different media
outlets.
WATT (voice-over): He described a moment he says he handed Anderson, who he calls Lane, a gun while riding in the white Cadillac. It's in audio
featured in the documentary "Murder Wrap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders.
But in July, Keefe D denied being involved in the killings, telling a Las Vegas news station he wasn't even in Nevada when Tupac was killed. Suge
Knight is also still alive right now, serving 28 years for manslaughter in an unrelated case. He's on the prosecution's witness list.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I mean, that's what courts for, right?
WATT (voice-over): Tupac died six days after he was shot, and now, nearly 30 years later, Keefe D gets his day in court. Nick Watt, CNN, Los Angeles.
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ASHER: Thank you to our Nick Watt for that report. We'll have much more on this trial ahead next hour on "One World". Also ahead, imagine being
accepted into your dream school, only to later be unenrolled just weeks before your first semester. Details ahead on the controversy at Howard
University.
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ASHER: All right, across the U.S. this month, millions of students are about to begin a new life at their chosen colleges. For Howard University,
some students are getting off to a rocky start. Interim President Wayne Frederick said that over 200 students have been now readmitted.
This after more than 500 first-year students were unenrolled from this upcoming semester. Dozens of those students are now raising concerns on
social media. Many say they found out very close to the start of the semester. Frederick claims the students were unenrolled because of a
variety of factors such as outstanding tuition balances or unreported immunizations.
In an interview with "The Associated Press", Frederick says, there were no issues as far as what we communicated, and he later added, I don't think
it's just a simple matter of right or wrong. I think that Howard adhered to its policies or procedures.
Let's discuss with my next guest, President of Grambling State University, Martin Lemelle. Martin, thank you so much for being with us. I mean,
obviously, universities do have their guidelines. There's no denying that. And of course, if you do not pay your tuition, it is highly likely that you
will be unenrolled.
But walk us through what Howard could have done differently this time. I mean, a lot of these students found out just before starting at school, and
obviously they're now having to deal with a gap year that they didn't plan on.
And also, just the sort of psychological toll of just having to go through this massive sort of disruption, you think your life is going one way, and
all of a sudden, you know, it's paused in that direction. Just give us a sense of what Howard could have done differently? And what a lot of these
students who have been unenrolled are experiencing right now?
MARTIN LEMELLE, PRESIDENT OF GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY: Well Zain, thanks so much for having me. And you know, as I think about the HBCU ecosystem,
over 100 institutions, sacred institutions in American higher education, we provide economic impact of $16.5 billion annually to this country.
As an enterprise and as higher education continues to evolve, we all have opportunities to grow and optimize the way we do business, and so that's
inclusive of utilizing artificial intelligence. Here at Grambling State University, we're embedding a new customer service team that will be
specifically focused on first line communication with students.
We often in the HBCU community serve first generation students, and so high communication and reciprocal communication, both with the parents,
guardians, and the student, is very important for the community that we serve.
ASHER: When you think about the costs of attending college in the United States, I mean it's something that is, I mean it's terrifying for a lot of
people. I grew up in the UK, and when I was growing up, it was relatively inexpensive compared to the sort of sticker prices you see at American
universities.
Howard University costs about $40,000 a year, and then when you add in room and board, other expenses as well, the sticker price can be at least,
depending on obviously the program, there are other various factors, but at least $55,000 a year to attend some of these universities.
And for students who choose the option of getting a student loan, a student loan sort of feels abstract when you're in university. When you're in
college, you sort of think OK, you know what? I'm going to get a student loan and I'll deal with it, you know, in four years.
But then, when you graduate and you're barely making ends meet, you now suddenly have $400 a month, or every sort of direct deposit, so probably
every two weeks, being taken out of your check, your bank account. Just give us a sense of that, because you have a lot of students who now think
that they're not entirely sure if going to college is even worth it, given the price?
LEMELLE: HBCUs are a great return on investment. At Grambling State University here in the State of Louisiana, we are the number one
institution for social and economic mobility. That means when a student chooses us; they are choosing a pathway with a great return on investment.
We have an affordable tuition and fee structure. And we have an opportunity for students to be involved in career and experiential learning from day
one. And when you think about HBCUs, HBCU graduates, according to 2024 UNCF Study, have $1 million in lifetime earnings versus those who did not attend
an HBCU.
And so, the return on investment is there. Our alumni also indicate through a recent poll through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund that 70 percent of
HBCU alumni indicate that they are thriving versus 46 percent for Black adults in America.
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And so, any day at any HBCU, a return on investment is available for our students.
ASHER: Yeah, the return on investment you mentioned, but the sort of steep costs of enrollment and going through that debt is a very difficult burden
to bear for a lot of people, especially when you consider AI and how the landscape is dramatically changing, you can do everything right as a
college student.
I'm going to go to college. I'm going to do what my parents say. I'm going to go to college. I'm going to get a good job, and then the landscape when
you graduate is very different to what you had signed up for. Martin Lemelle, thank you so much for us for joining us. We appreciate it.
All right, still ahead on "One World", the final four are set in Morocco as the Women's Africa Cup of Nations heads into the semi-finals Wednesday.
We'll have all that and more.
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ASHER: All right, the semi-finals are set at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. And on a personal note, I am very disappointed that
Nigeria did not make it through. They were actually beaten by Cameroon, who will face Morocco on Wednesday, then Algeria face surprise semi-finalists
Malawi. All four teams now qualified for next year's World Cup. CNN's Patrick Snell has more.
PATRICK SNELL, CNN WORLD SPORT: We are down to the semi-finals at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. And this year, reaching the last
four, it also means qualification for next year's Women's World Cup in Brazil. First up, how Cameroon ended the hopes of reigning champs Nigeria.
A shock 1-0 win for the Cameroonians in the quarter-finals. Here, now really special moment for the teenager Myriam Nyadjou. A stunning long-
range free kick in the first half of play that just flew into the back of the net. It was the only goal of the match, Cameroon through to the semis
next year's World Cup as well.
And what an amazing achievement for Malawi, ranked 153rd in the world as they shot Ghana in the last state. Malawi were trailing 1-0, but hit back
to level through Temwa Chawinga, a very well taken goal to make it 1-1. And there was more to come from this very inspiring team.
But the real drama coming with just over 10 minutes to go as Malawi get the historic winner through Rose Kadzere, who will remember this moment for a
very long time to come, showing good composure for the winner. Malawi had never qualified for a major tournament before this year's WAFCON, but they
have now, and I'll congratulations to them.
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Well, both semi-finals will take place on Wednesday of this week. Morocco will face Cameroon, while Malawi take on Algeria. Two clashes that we can't
wait to see. And on that note, it's right back to you.
ASHER: Thanks to CNN's Patrick Snell for that report. All right, and finally, before we go, Whitney Houston is the latest music icon to join
Mattel's Barbie Signature Series. The late singer is being honored with a doll inspired by her "I Want to Dance with Somebody" music video, complete
with a microphone and a stand as well.
The doll was unveiled Saturday at the Fifth Annual Legacy of Love Gala in Atlanta, celebrating Houston's birthday. Houston joins artists like, for
example, Miley Cyrus rather, Kylie Minogue, and Tina Turner with their own doll. Her doll will retail for $60. All right, stay with CNN. I'll have
much more "One World" after official break.
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