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BIANNA GOLODRYGA, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, everyone. Live from New York, I'm Bianna Golodryga. You are watching the second hour of "One World."

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ANTONIO GUTERRES, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS: The fault lines in our world are widening. Cracks have become canyons.

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GOLODRYGA: The U.N. General Assembly has officially opened and there are so many news lines that we will bring you. Up ahead, what we're hearing so

far.

Plus, one-on-one with a living legend. Megastar Kylian Mbappe tells CNN what's next for him, both on and off the pitch.

And later, learn how to feel like a kid again. For this group of jump- roping women, there's only one rule, can't be under 40 years old.

All right. Well, the U.S. President Donald Trump says he is a leader who made peace while others only talked about it. This as the U.S. war with

Iran nears the seventh-month mark. Donald Trump justified that conflict.

He also addressed a wide range of other issues in a speech at the U.N. General Assembly in the last hour.

On Iran, earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump is open to potentially meeting with the Iranian delegation while they are in New York.

On the U.N. stage, President Trump was more stark. He offered Iran the choice of a peace deal or complete annihilation. Take a listen.

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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: But I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far

greater country than it ever was before? Maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world. Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and

do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and

no hope of future greatness or generations? But I believe we'll make a deal right after the election.

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GOLODRYGA: Soon, the U.S. President holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on the sidelines of the U.N. Assembly. This

will be the first meeting between President Trump and Burnham.

Later, he holds a meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan.

Now, normally at this time, we would take you to the UNGA and the bilateral meetings between Trump and world leaders. Due to President Trump's White

House ban on this outlet, as well as MS NOW and "POLITICO," the major T.V. networks and a show of solidarity have suspended all of their pool

coverage, which includes events at today's UNGA, but we'll bring you some updates from those meetings.

CNN's Kylie Atwood joins me now live at the United Nations. So, you heard President Trump's speech. What stood out to you, Kylie, specifically about

the war in Iran?

It was notable that on the one hand, he set a timetable around the midterm elections, but then at the same time said that they have no impact on

whatever decision he ultimately makes.

KYLIE ATWOOD, CNN U.S. SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Yes, and that appeared to be a message that he was sending directly to the Iranians, trying to encourage

them to recognize the fact that the midterms are not going to have a great impact on his negotiations at the table.

And a lot of what he said, as you well know, are comments that we've heard from President Trump before, saying that he is facing a decision whether or

not he annihilates Iran or makes a deal with Iran. That kind of language we have heard before. He has, at times, followed through with U.S. strikes

against Iranian targets, and at times, he is held back.

But the difference here being, of course, that there is an Iranian delegation here in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly.

We heard from Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying earlier this morning that the U.S. would be open to meeting with that Iranian delegation.

A U.S. official told one of our colleagues that President Trump would look at scheduling that meeting if the conditions were right, not defining what

those conditions would exactly look like. So, we're watching to see if anything on that front does actually come together.

And when it comes to that question of timing, if Trump does indeed think that the Iranians are set to make a deal after the U.S. November midterm

elections, then perhaps getting a conversation going now could be viewed by the administration as worthwhile. We'll have to watch and see if that comes

to fruition.

But he did also try and tout the ongoing war going on for more than six months now, even though officials said it would only last a few weeks when

it began as a win for the United States, even though I've been meeting all week with officials, diplomats from the Gulf, and they're concerned about

the fact that this war is not only continuing on, but expanding with the -- of course, the Iranian-backed Houthi militia now in the Red Sea carrying

out strikes on the Saudis and the like.

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So, President Trump will meet with Gulf leaders while he is here today. The Iranians won't be at that meeting as is scheduled at this moment, but we'll

watch and see how those conversations go.

I'm told that Trump has been circulating a proposal for a $5 billion U.S. investment in an infrastructure and energy investment in the Middle East.

So, he is going to be talking to Gulf countries about that, trying to see if any of those other Gulf countries would be willing to put funds into

that effort.

Of course, it is a recognition that there are massive problems still getting energy out of that region with the Strait of Hormuz not open to

free-flowing traffic anymore. Trump did talk about the U.S. military escort that he views having been successful, but, of course, the outflow of energy

from the region is just still not at the levels that it was before the war.

So a lot going on, but we'll watch and see how it develops today and particularly we'll be asking questions looking ahead to later this week

when President Trump is meeting with President Xi, the leader of China during a state visit in Washington, D.C.

GOLODRYGA: A lot to cover this week indeed. Kylie Atwood, thank you.

Let's talk more about the upcoming meeting between President Trump and the British Prime Minister on the sidelines at the U.N. General Assembly. CNN's

Clare Sebastian joins me now in London.

Forgive us all for having to just take a second to remind ourselves who the current prime minister is. He's been in office for a few weeks now. Clare,

what can we expect going into this meeting?

CLARE SEBASTIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes. Look, we've had a lot of prime ministers in recent years, Bianna, and Andy Burnham only took office in the

middle of July.

But I think one of the big questions that has been hanging over his -- his term in office so far, given that he came in with not very much foreign

policy experience, is how he was going to handle President Trump. He's faced a lot of questions about it.

So, this is a massive moment for Burnham. He said that he expects to find common ground with Trump. They've had a couple of phone calls prior to this

where he said they made a connection. Now, they come from very different ends of the political spectrum. Obviously, Burnham is on the left. Trump,

course, a conservative.

But Burnham has an ease about him, perhaps, that his predecessor, Keir Starmer, didn't. He's able to talk to people on different levels. So,

perhaps that will resonate with Trump.

But look, Starmer had a relatively cordial relationship, Keir Starmer, Burnham's predecessor, with Trump, but it did go sour when the Iran war

started. And the U.K., of course, was reluctant at the beginning to allow the use of British bases. It did eventually allow a limited use for

defensive purposes.

Burnham is sticking with that policy. There are other potential points of contention when it comes to things like the Falkland Islands. President

Trump has hinted in recent weeks that he might not support U.K. sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

He then was in Ireland and supported the idea of a United Ireland, which raised some hackles on this side of the Irish Sea, of course.

So I think, look, for Burnham, it will be treading a fine line, right, between being firm with Trump while not appearing too deferential, which is

something that Keir Starmer was criticized for.

And I think he'll have to try to get what he wants out of the meeting as well, to get Trump to de-escalate in Iran and, of course, to rally support

for Ukraine, which is something that will be a major topic of discussion at this UNGA as well, Bianna.

GOLODRYGA: Clare Sebastian, thank you.

Let's dig a little deeper in all of this. CNN global affairs analyst Kim Dozier joins me now live in Washington. Kim, good to see you.

So, what was the most consequential thing you heard from President Trump's speech? What questions specifically about his war strategy still remain?

KIMBERLY DOZIER, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: President Trump's saying he retains the capability to annihilate Iran, to use that kind of language at

a body that was established post-World War II to keep worldwide violence from happening again was pretty striking.

But he is trying to set himself up for a graceful exit from this. And I think the Gulf countries know that, too. They want the fighting to stop.

So, he's by also talking about that he's still willing to meet with Iran, which his secretary of state said earlier today. It leaves an exit. It

leaves a way out, a light at the end of the tunnel.

He also signaled to his base that, look, I still need you to show up for the midterms, but you're not likely to see a resolution of Iran before that

vote comes up. So, he was delivering this to multiple audiences, but in the usual showman style, trying to emphasize that he had decimated much of

Iran's military might while not emphasizing that Iran still maintains the capability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, threaten U.S.

allies. And it certainly hasn't given up its governing capacity.

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GOLODRYGA: What will you be watching for as he also meets with Gulf leaders to understand whether the U.S. military is willing and can sustain and

support in some of the aid that these countries continue to need, seeing as they are on the receiving end of much of Iran's aggression?

I mean, there's been a lot of focus specifically on Saudi Arabia and the president sort of vacillating, will he or -- or won't he help in their

confrontation and escalating back and forth with the Houthis?

DOZIER: You know, they won't say it this way, but the message will essentially be, what are we getting out of this? They allowed U.S. basing

across their territory in large part to protect them from Iran, and now they find themselves not very protected.

I think they're going to use the Oman negotiations with Iran coming up with some new way to manage the Strait of Hormuz, perhaps a la the Strait of

Malacca, where fees are paid to the two countries that maintain the safety of the Strait.

I think they will probably present that to the president as, look, Iran needs to have some face-saving way out of this. This would allow them to

get, you know, peanuts to allow safe passage of ships. You would declare victory. At the same time, I think you'll see the Gulf States staying to

Iran.

You know, look, the U.S. needs a face-saving way out of this. We all know how much it's costing them, that they're running out of ammunition, and

that both sides will be maneuvered into something that allows the Gulf to go back to regular daily life, commercial life, and eventually allows the

American people and the larger world to pay more normal prices at the pump.

Because the other way leads to skyrocketing prices, increased comfort confrontation with Iranian allies like the Houthis. And President Trump

doesn't want that on his legacy.

GOLODRYGA: So, you mentioned the potential, and this is more of sort of the optimistic version of these Gulf nations reaching out to Iran, saying,

let's all find a collective off-ramp here. That's something perhaps that somebody like President Pezeshkian or Araghchi, the -- the foreign

minister, would be open to entertaining, because they -- as has been reported, had been the ones that have been really pressuring and pushing

for a deal here internally, given the huge blow economically that this war and even prior to the war, Iran has been under now for so many years, but

that's not necessarily where the IRGC leadership is.

So, how do you square that? And -- and do you think President Trump will even meet with Pezeshkian today?

DOZIER: Look, I think the Gulf leaders are painfully aware that they've got to deliver to the Iranian political leaders, something that looks like a

real win so that they can say to the IRGC, save this fight for another day. Let's rearm, let's resupply, let's get cash back in here and -- and don't

keep on with this fight right now.

I think the IRGC has signaled it will push back that they've got a U.S. president on the political ropes and they want to keep drawing this out as

a long marathon revenge against the U.S. joining with Israel to attack Iran.

So, you've -- you're going to have those two sides and those machinations. Will President Trump meet with the Iranian president? Normally, you only do

those kind of meetings if concessions have already been made, but he also might do it just to build the Iranian president up publicly and give him

some political capital to make these negotiations back home.

GOLODRYGA: And there has been wide-ranging reporting now from those in the Pentagon who have then reported or leaked or however you want to describe

the status quo of a lack or depletion of certain munitions, now seven months into this war that the president has denied continuously as most

recent as this morning and called even questioning the munitions supply and concerns around that cowards and traitors, meaning the reporters who have

been reporting those stories. And that seems to have led to this unprecedented and unconstitutional really ban on CNN, and MS NOW, and

"POLITICO," threats for other news outlets to -- to also be banned from the White House.

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You know this firsthand, the -- the importance of accurate and valuable information for both the military's sake and also the American public to be

decimated.

Just give us your thoughts as someone who's covered conflicts for so many years about the -- the current predicament that we're in.

DOZIER: Yes, I -- I have seen various administrations upset with press coverage, including democratic administrations.

The reality is the truth will always find its way out in some manner, shape, or form. And the truth of the matter in this case is that U.S.

munitions were designed, ordered, paid for to fight a different sort of fight.

These air munitions and the defensive munitions for the various static places like U.S. bases to protect them were designed for, say, a short air

war of a week to two weeks to buy time for then the U.S. forces to get safely in on the ground.

The fight that the U.S. president is fighting right now is one that's entirely an air war. The Pentagon never planned for that, never purchased

enough weapons to do that. So, they're in a tough situation where there are only so many assembly lines where these munitions can be made and produced.

And that's just math.

And so what President Trump is trying to do is fight the simple math, much of it not classified. Places like think tanks like CSIS have done some

excellent analysis showing, you know, we know publicly how much -- how many were ordered and we can see how many were likely expended and we don't have

enough.

What this does is make the U.S. look weak on the world stage and that it attacked a militarily weaker country and it can't seem to sustain the kind

of fight that it is willing to do, air war only, no boots on the ground.

China is watching and that's going to feed into their military planning for a long time to come and -- and that's -- that's the -- the kind of scary

outcome from this.

GOLODRYGA: All right. Kim Dozier, thanks. Good to see you, as always.

DOZIER: Thanks.

GOLODRYGA: All right. Well, finding common ground despite political differences. President Trump held his third in-person meeting in less than

a year with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday.

Despite their opposing politics, both leaders appear to end each of their encounters on a positive note. Mamdani staffers argue this diplomatic

approach has proven advantageous for the city. Speaking with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Mamdani gave his perspective on this unexpected

connection.

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CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: It looks like the president is on his best behavior when he's around you. He is dignified,

polite, speaks gently and of substance. It seems like he quite likes you. It's quite a rare thing for a leader to have that kind of encounter with

his president.

So, I just want to know whether you have a trick, whether you have a sort of a way of dealing with him. What do you talk about of substance behind

closed doors?

ZOHRAN MAMDANI, NEW YORK CITY MAYOR: Well, I think of the many differences of opinion the president and I have, we have one thing that brings us

together, which is love of New York City. And we are both New Yorkers.

And what I focus on in those conversations with the president is how we can make life better for the people who call this city their home.

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GOLODRYGA: All right. Coming up in the next hour, you can watch Christiane Amanpour's full interview with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. That's

at 1:00 P.M. Eastern and 6:00 P.M. in London.

Still to come on "One World," Typhoon Dujuan leaves death and destruction in its wake. We'll have an update after the break.

And then taking a sledgehammer to the fuel price problem. Experts warn a Republican plan to ban diesel exports could backfire on the U.S. economy.

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GOLODRYGA: In Japan, Typhoon Dujuan is gone, but the damage could linger for some time. The storm brought record rainfall to hard-hit areas and

caused widespread flooding and landslides. Reports say at least six people are dead and another six are missing.

And take a look at this, some scary moments for passengers aboard an ANA flight. This was due to land at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, but it wasn't able

to, thanks to Typhoon Dujuan's heavy rain and wind gusts. The flight was diverted to the city of Sapporo.

Diesel prices are soaring to record highs across the United States as the conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt supply chains. Fuel prices

have surged more than 83 percent this year on track for the biggest annual increase on record. Texas has been hit hardest, seeing cost rise by 87

percent.

Well, now, the president is coming under pressure from Republicans to stop exporting diesel to America's friends and allies. But experts are warning

short-term relief at the gas pump could come at a major cost.

For more, let's bring in senior reporter Matt Egan in New York. So, what are the experts saying about the longer-term risks of doing this, Matt?

MATT EGAN, CNN SENIOR REPORTER: Well, Bianna, the experts are saying that it likely would not make diesel cheap again, and that in fact, it could

backfire.

But look, as you mentioned, the president is facing pressure from his own party to do something to lower sky-high diesel prices. Diesel is arguably

the most important fuel on the planet, right? It's powering the trucks, trains, tractors, construction vehicles, and the ships at the heart of the

modern economy.

And, yes, it must be tempting to do something with exports right now, because every day the U.S. sends over a million barrels of diesel overseas

at a time when diesel is at record highs here.

However, experts don't think that this would be a solution. Let me just take you through what this might look like. So, let's just say the

administration banned exports of diesel. Analysts do think that U.S. diesel prices would drop, but they think it would only be temporary and that it

would be localized.

It would be specifically something that would happen in the Midwest and in the Gulf Coast, two regions that have a lot of refineries and would

suddenly have more diesel than they know what to do with.

However, globally, foreign diesel prices would surge because they would lose access to the U.S. diesel. That's a problem, not just for countries

overseas. It's also a problem for the East Coast and the West Coast in the U.S. because those areas rely on diesel imports.

And then how would refineries react if they suddenly lost access to their overseas customers? Many of them would likely pull back. They would process

less fuel. Less fuel means higher gas and diesel prices.

This explains why Bob McNally, a former George W. Bush energy advisor, he told me that this would be an Authentic Policy Error, what he calls an APE.

He said, in fact, this would be the king of the APEs.

Now, the White House has not embraced these calls from Republicans to ban exports. A white House official telling me that an export ban or even just

export restrictions are not being considered, although this official added. They're not being considered at this moment.

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And look, the pressure on the White House, it's not going to go away because we're looking at a truly historic spike. So, AAA has been tracking

diesel prices.

Going back to the year 2000, and there's really never been anything like this 83 percent surge so far this year for prices for diesel. This is

incredibly inflationary, Bianna.

But the bottom line here is analysts are saying that while there's going to be pressure on the White House to take action and export ban likely would

not fix things and, in fact, it could make matters worse. Back to you.

GOLODRYGA: Yes. We have a history of what happens when the country becomes a little too protectionist.

Matt Egan, thank you.

EGAN: Thanks.

GOLODRYGA: Still to come on "One World," President Trump takes issue with our Kaitlan Collins at the U.N. The president questioning why she was there

after his administration barred CNN and others from the White House.

Plus.

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KYLIAN MBAPPE, FRENCH FOOTBALL PLAYER: At the end of the day, the details are really important when you want to be the very best.

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GOLODRYGA: CNN sits down with football superstar Kylian Mbappe to discuss this summer's World Cup and his chance of winning the Ballon d'Or.

And later.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When we were younger, we jumped all day, now we're tired faster, but that's OK. Yay, good job, doc.

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GOLODRYGA: Group of women is proving Double Dutch isn't just for the playground. Meet the 40-plus group, skipping, spinning, and showing off

serious skills. Wow. Look at her go.

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GOLODRYGA: The U.N. General Assembly is underway in New York with President Trump's speech dominating the day. President Trump opened his speech by

defending his approach to global conflict, saying that while other leaders have talked about peace, his administration has, quote, made peace.

Well, nearly 130 heads of state and government are at the U.N. for the annual gathering with more speeches planned.

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Among those journalists covering the events, our Kaitlan Collins. President Trump took a swipe at her ahead of his speech, telling her that she

shouldn't be here after his administration and banned CNN from the White House.

Here's more from that exchange, as well as Kaitlan's coverage from the U.N. gathering.

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KAITLAN COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR AND CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: This is a moment where the president typically focuses on his role on the world

stage. And certainly that has become under a microscope in the last several months, amid the war in Iran, something that CNN polling shows today is

deeply unpopular here in the United States with two-thirds of Americans who do not believe the United States is actually winning that war.

And so this is the first time the president is addressing these world leaders, as every U.S. President does, of course, every September here at

the United Nations, but this is the first time since that war started in February earlier this year.

And as the president entered here right behind me where all the world leaders come in and we all watched many members of his cabinet including

Secretary Rubio, Secretary Bessent and others also enter as the president came in he briefly came over to speak to the reporters who I should note

are here because we are credentialed by the United Nations while being blocked by the White House from covering the president and we asked him

this question about that new CNN polling.

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COLLINS: Mr. President, two-thirds of Americans -- two-thirds of Americans don't think the U.S. is winning the war with Iran. When will it end?

TRUMP: So, it's an honor to be here. I'm surprised that CNN is here covering me.

COLLINS: The United Nations allowed us in, sir.

TRUMP: You should not be here covering me. You said you weren't going to cover me. You shouldn't be covering me.

COLLINS: Two-thirds of Americans don't think that the U.S. is winning the war with Iran. When will it end?

TRUMP: We're making a lot of progress. Our country is doing really, really well. Thank you very much.

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COLLINS: We never said we were not going to cover the president. We will do our best to cover him each and every day.

We were actually positioned in this spot last year when the president was here long before all of this back and forth over access to the White House

began as it did on Friday.

And we will continue to cover the president despite their efforts to block CNN from accessing the White House grounds as we are currently fighting in

court.

And as that plays out though, of course, what we are watching here are the headlines from the United Nations when it comes to the president's speech

and what he does say about the war with Iran.

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GOLODRYGA: Well, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that a new drone agreement is ready to be signed. Kyiv is looking to strengthen its

defense capabilities during the U.N. General Assembly. And U.S. President Trump is expected to meet with Zelenskyy on the sidelines.

This comes as Russia and Ukraine trade strikes on oil refineries. In the last hour, I spoke with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen about the

threat that Russia's war on Ukraine poses to Europe.

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ELINA VALTONEN, FINNISH PRIME MINISTER: We fully support President Trump's initiative to -- to put an end to the senseless killing that is going on in

Russia's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine.

At the same time, everybody understands, including President Trump, that it's not easy to put an end to a war where Putin, the leader of Russia,

essentially wants to subjugate another sovereign country.

So, essentially, the Finnish position in this matter has been clear all along. We should be supporting the victim of this war, which is Ukraine,

the Ukrainian people who finally have grasped the chance to really endorse freedom for their own country, to become a proper transparent democracy,

get rid of corruption and implement the rule of law.

So, we should be supporting them, not only in their defense, but also in their path towards memberships in the European Union and in NATO.

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GOLODRYGA: Well, Real Madrid and French soccer superstar, Kylian Mbappe, have opened up to CNN about not yet winning the Ballon d'Or, but he says

this could be a good year for him.

Mbappe did not win any silverware last season, but he says that he still has a chance of winning football's top prize, arguing that it should be

given to the best individual player. He spoke with World Sports' Amanda Davies.

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AMANDA DAVIES, CNN WORLD SPORT ANCHOR: What was the message as a team as you walked away from the World Cup?

MBAPPE: That we were a great team, everybody saw. We are one of the best team in the world. Everybody saw. But we have to work on the details to be

the best team in the world. And I think also everybody saw this.

So at the end of the day, it was an amazing experience for us because I think we -- we gave pleasure to the fans all around the world, but we

didn't achieve what we wanted to achieve. But I cannot say it's a failure because it would be unfair for everything we did. But at the end of the

day, the details are really important when you want to be the very best.

DAVIES: And for a personal perspective, you walked away from the World Cup, three tournaments down as the -- the record goal scorer in men's World Cup

history.

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MBAPPE: It's -- it's something that I couldn't imagine to be able to be the best scorer of the whole time of the World Cup, the competition, and who

saw all the greatest players of all time, all the greatest athletes, all the greatest icons that idolized when I was younger.

And to be able to be this guy at only 27, it's such -- sounds unreal, but at the end of the day, it's part of history, part of the legacy that I want

to build in the -- the world of football. And -- and I want to still achieve many things in the World Cup and in every competition that I can

play.

Zinedine has said he's not going to get involved in the Ballon d'Or debate, but the -- the talking about it this year is serious. Everybody's going to

view. What do you think it should be judged on?

MBAPPE: I think when you talk about the Ballon d'Or, you talk about individual awards, so it's individual performance. The guy who write

history, who show on the biggest scene that is the best player in the world.

So at the end for me is always have to be the case. When you talk about the Ballon d'Or, you give to one player. So, you give to the best player.

And the guy who shows you that he's the best and shows that in every big competition shows something.

DAVIES: So, how much do think about it? Is there a frustration you haven't won it yet?

MBAPPE: A frustration? No. Because as a competitor, you always want to win everything. So, at the end of the day, it's -- of course, you want to win

it. Every player wants to win it, but we have to wait. We have to wait. We have few players in the race right now. We're going to see what's going to

happen in October, but I think it's going to be a good year for me.

DAVIES: How many more trophies that these new boots going to help you achieve?

MBAPPE: Oh, I hope every trophy possible. I came for that also, so maybe I will score more goals with this.

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GOLODRYGA: All right. Well, it's not just a new era starting with the national team though. Mbappe has also ended a near 20-year relationship

with Nike to sign with On, marking the sportswear brand's first step into the world of soccer.

And finally on "One World," a group of Colorado women 40 and older are proving you're never too old to channel your inner child, one Double Dutch

at a time. The story from our affiliate in Denver.

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LISA SMITH YOUNG, CO-CAPTAIN, 40 PLUS DOUBLE DUTCH: So, good morning, ladies.

ALL: Good morning.

JALEESA IRIZARRY, KUSA REPORTER (voice-over): Every Saturday morning --

YOUNG: Forty plus.

ALL: Fabulous.

YOUNG: I said, 40 plus.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): -- a group of women go to school.

YOUNG: Whoa.

ALL: Whoa.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): But these days, the only thing they're learning is how to be a kid again.

YOUNG: I am Ladybug Lisa.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): That's Lisa Smith Young, the co-captain of this crew.

YOUNG: Oh, OK.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): Or some of the faces may be new.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: All right. All right, ladies.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): But the games are strictly old school. This is 40 Plus Double Dutch, a group that proves acting your age is simply a

suggestion.

YOUNG: This is two hours out the week that we commit to ourselves to come play, like the little girls that live inside of us, those eight, nine, 10-

year-old little girls. Yes, so.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): Lisa runs the Denver chapter --

YOUNG: That's right.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): -- with Krystal Ryan.

KRYSTAL RYAN, CO-CAPTAIN, 40 PLUS DOUBLE DUTCH: It brings me so much joy. This group of women are my sisterhood. They're my breath. I'm a survivor of

domestic violence. And I was looking for my community.

And here, I'm not Krystal the girl who escaped domestic violence. I'm not the caregiver. I'm just Special K.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): Nicknames aren't the only requirement for a group like this. To make the cut, there needs to be a few birthdays under the

belt, 40 to be exact.

Danielle Teal just makes it at 42.

DANIELLE TEAL, MEMBER OF 40 PLUS DOUBLE DUTCH: I was really struggling about turning 40. I decided to join because I think that community looks

different for me now as I, you know, age.

I think it's so -- so much more than the Double Dutch. I think that it gives me a sense of community.

Kind of like hanging out with your -- your mom, your aunties, your grandma. And so I think it's -- it's very reminiscent of family.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): And for Sharon Rogers, it's a family affair. She's here with two of her sisters at the tender age of 78.

SHARON ROGERS, MEMBER, 40 PLUS DOUBLE DUTCH: Seventy-eight.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): Young enough.

ROGERS: Yes, I am.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): Sharon joined only a few months ago and she's currently the oldest in the group.

ROGERS: It's exhilarating. I met at least 20 new friends. At least 20, yes.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): Saturdays for this group have become safer.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is my support system. This is my love. These are my sisters.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): They believe while getting old is inevitable --

YOUNG: Come on 78.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Come on now.

IRIZARRY (voice-over): -- doing it alone doesn't have to be.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Jump, jump, jump.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Go, Ms. Sharon.

(CHEERING)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, girl. You did it.

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GOLODRYGA: I don't know that I had that much energy when I was 20, much less 40 and older. Good for them.

All right. That does it for "One World" today. I'm Bianna Golodryga. "African Voices" is up next.

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