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Missiles Slam Kyiv After Putin Agrees To Resume Peace Talks; U.S. Orders Some Embassy Staff, Families To Leave Saudi Arabia; Netanyahu Downplays Settler Violence Ahead Of Israel Elections; A.I. Uncovers Security Flaws Affecting 70 Percent Of Websites; New York Lawmakers To Vote On Horse-Drawn Carriage Ban; Texas In Play As Latino Voters Could Shake Up Midterms; U.K. Bank Barclays To Cut 5,000 Jobs; Nostalgia And electric cars Take The Stage At Auto Show; Atlanta Dream Take Two-One Lead In WNBA Finals; Aired 12-1p ET
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ZAIN ASHER, CNN ANCHOR: All right. Coming to you live from New York, I'm Zain Asher.
BIANNA GOLODRYGA, CNN ANCHOR: And I'm Bianna Golodryga. The second hour of "One World" starts right now.
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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT: If you give something to Putin, will need everything. He will want everything.
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GOLODRYGA: My people, my army, not my enemy. Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down with CNN.
ASHER: Also ahead, 70 percent of world websites were vulnerable and A.I. was actually able to find the flaws. How artificial intelligence, excuse
me, just saved the day.
GOLODRYGA: Just say A.I. And later, the WNBA finals are almost here and Angel Reese is leaving it all on the court. Could Atlanta's dreams finally
become a reality?
Ukraine's president is brushing aside a rift between him and Donald Trump, saying that it is not personal.
ASHER: Yes. Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that cozying up to the Russian president would only make Vladimir Putin stronger. He spoke to CNN's
Christiane Amanpour just a short time ago. We want you to listen to what he said.
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ZELENSKYY: It's not about days, it's not about personalities. My attitude to Putin is very clear. I think that if we will lift sanctions, we will
make him stronger. And that's why I'm like a president. It's not something personal between me and President Trump. And, of course, I'm against any
lifting of sanctions.
I always said it to European partners, and I said it directly to American administration, I'm, of course, I know what I do. I have to strengthen me,
my country, my people, my army, but not my enemy. That -- this is, I think, very clear and fair between us. That's why I know that if you give
something to Putin, he will need everything. He will want everything.
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ASHER: Zelenskyy's remarks come as Moscow pounded Kyiv with three waves of missile strikes just hours after Putin said the Kremlin was ready to resume
trilateral peace talks after meeting U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.
Ukraine says, the attacks killed at least two people and injured dozens. In the meantime, Moscow's mayor says Ukraine launched more than 600 drones
towards the capital.
GOLODRYGA: CNN's Nick Paton Walsh joins us from London. In many ways, Nick, it's one step forward, three steps back. Perhaps we're almost back to
neutral, but not really because you have a much more vulnerable Ukraine now where we had intelligence that was not shared. We had access to Starlink
and its systems that was slowed down, and now a lack of Patriot interceptors and this war of words directed from President Trump only to
Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Just talk about how this is impacting Ukraine's approach to this war and what you're hearing from your sources in Ukraine.
NICK PATON WALSH, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Yes. I mean, look, it is interesting to hear President Zelenskyy talk about how
this isn't ultimately personal between him and President Trump. I think, oddly, that actually just reminds people quite how much this can indeed be
about personal animosity, particularly President Trump's directed towards Zelenskyy.
Each time we get into the nadir of Washington-Kyiv relationships, it is ultimately Trump who says Zelenskyy needs to go and Ukraine needs somebody
different.
We haven't heard that message necessarily change yet from Washington, although it does appear that the other obstacles that have been the key
concerns over the past week seem to be slowly ameliorating.
So, it does appear that intelligence sharing is back where it was. President Zelenskyy in that interview, I believe, talks about how there are
still some issues with Starshield, but he had a long phone call with Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, to potentially resolve that.
And, of course, it's the Patriot interceptors that have been, prior to this dispute, the major serious issue that Ukraine needs American help with. But
I think we're wrong to suggest at this stage that given these clear efforts, over the past few days in Oslo when he met Witkoff and virtually
Jared Kushner to suggest that we've suddenly got over the deterioration of the past couple of weeks.
A huge damage has been done. I think Ukraine is trying to step over this morass of whatever and move on with the job of defending itself. It knows
it has European support here. And I think also potentially too, the role Trump is playing in this war has decreased by his own doing.
And while Moscow must be deeply welcoming, a lot of the new revised Trump positions on sanctions, on diesel purchases, things that really you could
only dream of, if you look back at the Russian viewpoint during the previous administration, it is indeed, I think, Europe and Ukraine that are
realizing they simply can't rely on Trump at all in any way, and only probably have about 18 months left of his effective presidency.
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GOLODRYGA: All right. Nick Paton Walsh, always great to have your analysis on. Thank you.
And you can see Christiane Amanpour's full interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the next hour. That's 1:00 P.M. Eastern,
6:00 P.M. in London.
ASHER: The U.S. State Department is drawing down its footprint in Saudi Arabia. This as clashes between the Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition
intensifies.
GOLODRYGA: Non-essential U.S. staff and their families are being moved from the Riyadh embassy. A source tells CNN similar staffing adjustments are
happening at other U.S. posts in the region.
Saudi Arabia has been asking the U.S. for more offensive support against Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen. So far, President Trump has decided
against striking them.
ASHER: Let's discuss all of this with Jennifer Hansler joining us live now from the State Department.
It's interesting that the U.S. is holding back, especially when you consider what other countries are doing. Egypt is moving one step closer to
helping Saudi Arabia fight the Houthis. You've got the Egyptian president essentially asking the country's parliament to essentially allow Egypt to
assist in -- in missions across Saudi Arabia.
And then you've got the U.K. launching these RF -- RAF missions, defensive missions as well, over the country. The U.S. holding back, even as it tells
non-essential workers that they have to leave the country.
Just walk us through this sort of disparity between what the U.S. is willing to do and what other countries are willing to do.
JENNIFER HANSLER, CNN SENIOR NATIONAL SECURITY REPORTER: Well, that's right, Zain and Bianna. We have seen the U.S. hold this very firm line in
terms of what they have been willing to support -- provide in support to the Saudis and the Yemenis. And that is just increased intelligence support
when it comes to this aggression from the Houthis.
We know that the Saudis have been asking for increased support even at the top levels between the crown prince and the president. For now, they have
limited. They said they will not get involved in an offensive kinetic way.
We understand that there is a lot of concern about this exacerbating that third front, potentially closing off that critical waterway, the Bab el-
Mandeb Strait, which would have major, major repercussions for global prices, global trade. So for now, they have held firm to that point.
But as you note, there are a number of countries that have been escalating their support for the Saudi-led coalition, particularly as the Houthis have
been stepping up their attacks.
Just over the last 24 hours or so, the Saudis said that they had intercepted 16 drones, including one targeting an oil field. We saw one
targeting an airport in Saudi Arabia. So, there has been a multitude of attacks, including deadly attacks.
We are understanding from that strike on the oil field that two expat workers were killed and two were injured.
Now, as all of this is happening, we have seen the State Department issuing this ordered departure for its non-emergency personnel and family members
in the country.
Now, you'll recall that these -- this was already an ordered departure post at the start of the war in Iran. We saw Iran also targeting Saudi Arabia
during its war against the U.S. So they had already sent a lot of personnel back home. They then brought them back under what's called restricted
operations. So they were not back to full staffing, but now they are saying only essential personnel are allowed to be there on the ground.
Now, this coming, as the U.S. has continually warned over the past several weeks that American citizens should be aware in that country, that the
hostilities from the Houthis, quote, have the potential to escalate rapidly beyond that immediate area. So, they are warning the entire region that
these Houthi escalations could spread. Zain and Bianna.
ASHER: All right. Jennifer Hansler, thank you for that.
GOLODRYGA: Nine suspects arrested in an investigation into two extremist Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank have been released from custody
and placed under house arrest.
Last Friday, Israeli settlers attacked an American photojournalist who was traveling with Palestinians at the start of the olive harvest. She was
later hospitalized and underwent surgery. And one day later, settlers then attacked a group of European diplomats. The arrest came after the U.S.
called for a crackdown on Israeli settler violence.
ASHER: And Israel's elections are just five days away. To avoid upsetting his right-wing voter base, Prime Minister Netanyahu has repeatedly
downplayed acts of settler violence.
GOLODRYGA: Elliot Friedman is a former senior adviser to Israel's foreign minister who joins us now live from New York. Elliot, it's great to have
you on the program.
I want to get to the West Bank violence in just a moment. But we do want to ask you about new reporting overnight from "The New York Times" that the
U.S. and Israel are preparing for possible strikes on Iran again after the midterms. We know President Trump has repeatedly held back from continued
kinetic action over the last few months.
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But having worked with the Israeli government yourself, how aligned do you think the two sides actually are on when to strike and what would qualify
as success at this point?
ELLIOT FRIEDMAN, FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO ISRAEL'S FOREIGN MINISTER : Thanks for having me. Well, you know, Israel and the U.S. are aligned in an
unprecedented way. We saw that in the two operations in June 2024 and then a few months ago.
And what's important is that the U.S. and Israel aren't choosing the time here. Iran is choosing the time. I mean, they're still destabilizing the
region. The Houthis are attacking Saudi Arabia. Iran is rearming Hezbollah and Hamas, its proxies in Lebanon and Gaza.
And as Prime Minister Netanyahu said recently, Iran has made what I believe to be the mistaken decision to once again pursue its nuclear ambitions. And
that's not something Israel and the U.S. can live with. President Trump has made that clear. Prime Minister Netanyahu has made that clear.
And it's also a bipartisan issue in the upcoming elections. Israelis, from wall to wall, in most parties agree that living within Iranian thread is
not something that they can stand. So, the elections coming up should not have a major impact on that issue.
ASHER: And speaking of the elections, Elliot, you have President Trump endorsing Prime Minister Netanyahu, which is not a normal thing for an
American president to actually do, but the view of Trump in Israel is certainly a complicated one.
On the one hand, those people who are, or those voters, I should say, who lean a little bit more to the left, while they might not necessarily be
aligned just in terms of their own policies and politics with President Trump. They do appreciate the assistance that Trump and the U.S. gave
Israel in releasing the hostages. And those people who vote a little bit more to the right, while they are a bit more aligned with Trump's thinking
and Trump's perspective and his policies, they also understand at the same time that America's interests and Israel's interests don't always overlap.
So, just explain to us, you know, when you have an American president endorsing Netanyahu, I mean, obviously for Trump, he does want a reliable
partner in Israel. It's better to have somebody in office that he knows and that he's worked with. But what kind of an impact do you think, if any,
that is going to have on the outcome of the elections?
FRIEDMAN: So far, President Trump's endorsement has had a marginal impact on the polls in the upcoming elections. Israelis go to the polls next
Tuesday, and they're going to decide, but it's important to understand, these are extraordinary times. A presidential endorsement is certainly an
extraordinary measure.
But, you know, Israelis are appreciative of President Trump. The Israeli voter base has moved to the right since October 7th. You know, Bianna was -
- I know you were in Israel on January 19th when some of the hostages were released. So, Israelis are still living with that trauma.
And security issues, which President Trump has proved an -- an exceptional ally and unprecedented ally, Israelis are, more or less, united around
those questions. So they appreciate all the help that President Trump is giving, you know, which is also in the view of Israelis, an American
interest, a Western interest, an interest of all freedom-loving societies.
So, you know, it's not the first time an American president is intervening in Israel's internal affairs. Israelis are going to decide ultimately who
the next prime minister is.
But when it comes to President Trump, you know, the people of Israel, both those voting for the Netanyahu bloc and those in the opposition, are
extremely appreciative of everything he's done and look forward to the next two years, no matter who is prime minister, whether it's Netanyahu or his
main challenger, Gadi Eisenkot.
GOLODRYGA: And what we learned about Prime Minister Netanyahu, the longest serving prime minister in Israel's history, is to never count him out.
I want to go back on that point then to the increase in settler violence that we've been reporting on, the whole world has been reporting on, and
now even Israeli journalists have said repeatedly that not enough is being done to stop these attacks.
There's a sense that these settlers, if they're a small group, however they're described by the government, they continue to act this way for the
world to see, and they are acting with a sense of impunity, it almost appears.
So, if Prime Minister Netanyahu says perhaps all the right things on television, that they are going to condemn it, that they're going to
respond, actions speak louder than words. If he is prime minister again, how concerned are you, how concerned are Israelis about Israel's global
standing in the world? And this is just one issue that has raised a lot of questions about this government's actions and priorities.
FRIEDMAN: Right. So, I mean, if you want to talk about Israel's standing in the world, I think we have to look at it from a broader perspective. Just
last week, Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem, the 10th country to do so, the fifth to do so since my former boss, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar,
took office two years ago.
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So, Israel's standing, I think, has -- has -- has weathered the storm of the past three years despite an increasing progressive base around the
world.
But, you know, violence of extremists in Judea and Samaria is an important issue. And the government, when I was part of it, took measures, it
increased the budget, it increased enforcement measures.
Just last week, President Herzog condemned these acts. Foreign Minister Sa'ar condemned these acts. And more can certainly --
GOLODRYGA: Yes. Well, don't you acknowledge -- don't you acknowledge that - - that more could be done?
FRIEDMAN: I agree, more could be done. And with a fresh government coming in, it's going to be an opportunity to tackle this issue.
But from Israelis perspective, the larger issue, while settler violence needs to be taken care of and it needs to be enforced with a harder hand,
and it needs to be with increased budget, from the Israeli perspective now, after October 7th, is the violence that Palestinians are committing against
Israelis.
I mean, yesterday, you had an arson attack of the tomb of Eleazar the Priest in Samaria. That's an ancient tomb that Palestinian arsonists lit on
fire. And you don't see any reporting of that in Western media.
You know, a few weeks ago, that --
ASHER: But I'm sure you agree that one doesn't justify the other, right?
FRIEDMAN: One does not justify the other. But you see in -- in the world an over-reporting of what is, you know, done by a small group of extremists
that are breaking the law. This is illegal what these -- some of these Israeli extremists are doing and it's enforced. And it needs to be enforced
more.
But it really is minute in comparison to the things that, you know, Palestinian attackers are doing against Israelis. And that's the way that
the Israeli voters that are going to polls on Tuesday see it.
And whether it's Bibi Netanyahu or Gadi Eisenkot or someone else, they want to know that they have a prime minister who is not going to go back to the
pre-October 7th policies.
You know, a few weeks ago Ambassador Leiter was on his way here for an interview when his son was critically wounded in a terrorist attack. And
that's certainly on the mind of Israelis going to the polls on Tuesday. And, of course, they want to see Israel as a strong projected image in the
world. And they want to see a decrease in extremist violence in Judea and Samaria, but what they really want is security. And Israelis, on both sides
of the aisle, agree on that.
GOLODRYGA: Yes, Ambassador Leiter was actually on his way for an interview with this show when news came across that his son was tragically attacked
there.
We should just note as we wrap up here, Elliot, that it is Israeli security officials who are reporting now of concerns of increased settler violence,
that that will only escalate after the election. So, this does impact Israel's security as well from that standpoint from some of the top
security chiefs, as this reporting suggests.
Elliot, always great to have you or welcome. I always say always great to have someone on. We'll have you on again, but welcome to the program.
Thanks so much for joining us.
FRIEDMAN: Thanks, Bianna.
ASHER: Thank you, Elliot.
FRIEDMAN: Thanks, Zain. Have a good day.
ASHER: All right. Artificial intelligence may have just saved much of the internet. A.I. helped uncover critical security flaws in software that
essentially powers 70 percent of websites worldwide. The discovery prompted temporary shutdowns across the world.
CNN tech reporter Lisa Eadicicco joins us live now. Just talk to us about these two security flaws. What happened here?
LISA EADICICCO, CNN BUSINESS TECH EDITOR: Yes. So, basically, as you mentioned, A.I. uncovered this flaw that previously had not really been a
major focus because it was very complex to be able to actually exploit it.
So what researchers have been able to do with A.I. is do this amount of work that would have previously taken a world-class team of researchers'
months in a matter of a week.
And so there are two major impacts that this vulnerability could have. One is that if attackers do exploit it, they could potentially execute code
remotely on servers. And the other is that they might be able to access information stored on servers.
So, that's a -- a big deal because this coding language that's affected, PHP, powers about 70 percent of the internet use this kind of code on their
servers. So, that's why this is such a -- a widespread issue here.
And one other thing that I wanted to mention is that it's also difficult to fix this because while there is a patch out there, there's lots of versions
of PHP because it's existed for such a long time that it's unclear if all of the websites out there that run on PHP are going to be compatible with
that patch. There are lots of websites that run on older versions of it. So that's definitely something to take into account as well as website
operators are kind of scrambling to update their systems here.
And the other thing too is now that this patch is out there, don't forget that the bad actors also have access to this information. So, that's
another thing that I've heard from an expert I -- I just spoke with before coming on air that hackers can sometimes reverse engineer these patches to
try to work around them. So, there's definitely likely a lot more to come on this.
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But I think the big picture takeaway is kind of this view of how A.I. is impacting cybersecurity. Again, this is something that would have taken
researchers months and an immense amount of resources to do. And they were able to do it in a matter of days.
And I think this is really critical because for months, we've been hearing about both concerns and, I guess, optimism around what kind of impact A.I.
could have on cybersecurity puts a lot of sophisticated tools in the hands of people who, you know, are not as experienced or allows smaller teams to
do more.
So, I think this is kind of a perfect example of that, of how, you know, a smaller team was able to accomplish more using A.I. But again, this is
definitely a -- a widespread issue and there's definitely going to be more to come.
ASHER: All right. Lisa Eadicicco, thank you for that.
EADICICCO: Of course.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Still to come on "One World," thousands of jobs being lost to A.I. The British bank, Barclays, says that it will cut five percent
of its workforce as more banks are now turning to A.I.
And a heated Senate debate in Michigan takes a personal turn as the Republican Senate candidate questions the Democrats' loyalties.
Plus.
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CHRISTINA HANSEN, NYC HORSE DRAWN CAB DRIVER: This bill is deeply defective, it's offensive. It's a bill that will hurt people and it will
hurt horses.
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GOLODRYGA: Animal rights and workers' livelihoods collide in New York as lawmakers consider a ban on the city's horse-drawn carriage industry.
That's next.
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ASHER: All right. If you've spent any time in New York where we both live, you may have spotted the iconic horse-drawn carriages trotting around
Central Park and some other Manhattan streets.
GOLODRYGA: Yes, but that tradition is expected to be voted out of existence in the next hour. The city's mayor and the city council speaker have
reached a deal on legislation that would abolish the rides.
ASHER: Yes, and that's happening -- and that's happening much to the opposition of the carriage industry, who you see rallying outside City Hall
as lawmakers are set to vote on the measure.
GOLODRYGA: Our Brynn Gingras is there in New York with more. So, Brynn, this did seem to be an issue here in New York that did not come across as
that divisive, that bipartisan support. And now you're hearing from, at least industry insiders, they're still trying to make a fight for this
campaign. What are they saying? How are they justifying that?
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BRYNN GINGRAS, CNN U.S. NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes. Look, they say that, Bianna and Zain, that they are small business owners. They have medallions.
They pay a lot of for those medallions just as a taxi cab driver in New York City has their own medallions.
And they're saying how can the city just come in and basically nullify those medallions and say they're not worth anything. They're saying that's
unconstitutional and they have every right to fight this ban.
Now, look, this is not new to New York City, as you both probably know. There has been a fight to ban these horse-drawn carriages for 19 years now.
Different city administrators, city council leaders have tried to work on this ban, but this time, there's more momentum.
And what's the reason for that? Well, one of the reasons is that there is an 18-year-old tourist who died tragically in the summer of last year after
jumping off a runaway horse carriage as he was trying to help his mother.
So, the ban, this bill, rather, is actually in the name of that person. His family also speaking outside of the city council meeting that is about to
take place at about one o'clock today in favor of this ban.
But, yes, if you talk to the horse-drawn carriage drivers who some of them have done this for 20, 30, 40 years, this is their entire livelihood. They
say they're basically just going out of business and it's not fair. And they plan to sue once this ban basically goes into effect.
Here's some more of what they're saying.
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HANSEN: Their whole world is going to be turned upside down. I have two retired horses that I, you know, won't be able to afford to keep. You know,
nobody's even thinking about them.
You know, this -- it's very stressful for horses to change homes, change routines. They're happy and content here. And they're going to be basically
thrown into an orphanage if they're lucky.
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GINGRAS: Now, of course, she's talking about the horses there. According to the city's plan, basically these horses are going to be brought to a vetted
sanctuary. They're going to be retired.
As far as the workers, the city says it's going to have a plan in place by April to help them move into a different industry. The drivers, you know,
I've talked to many of them over the last week or so, they don't really trust that plan, so we'll have to see how this moves forward.
But this ban effectively, guys, is going to be going -- it's going to be passed in the next couple of hours. It has the support of not only the City
Council, but also the mayor at this point, but those industry leaders, those horse-drawn carriage drivers.
Again, they do plan to sue. It will take effect barring a lawsuit in June of 2028. So, get those rides in if you plan on coming to visit New York
City.
GOLODRYGA: All right. I don't know many people that still take those rides. But, Brynn, as you said, the battle continues. Thank you.
GINGRAS: All right.
ASHER: All right. Still to come here on "One World."
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DAISY ALCAZAR, TEXAS VOTER: If we get united and we show up, I mean, we could flip everything. The reality is, is it going to happen? Will my
people show up? We don't know.
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ASHER: Latino voters could be the key in shaking up ruby red Texas. Why the Lone Star State is one to watch.
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ASHER: All right. In the coming hours, President Trump will be back on the campaign trail heading to Iowa as he looks to shore up Republican support.
It is the latest stop in his growing campaign blitz ahead of the midterm elections, which are now just 12 days away.
GOLODRYGA: Yes, we can see that it's 12 days away. Debates between candidates are taking place across the country. And loyalty to America took
center stage in Michigan's heated Senate debate Wednesday night.
Republican Mike Rogers questioned Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's loyalties and claimed that he was bought off by the Muslim Brotherhood.
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MIKE ROGERS, U.S. SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE, MICHIGAN: If you are going to go to the United States Senate, we need to know, are you for America or are
you for these terrorist groups overseas?
ABDUL EL-SAYED, U.S. SENATE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE, MICHIGAN: To bring into question my commitment to the Constitution is really beneath you. I am
proud of America. I'm proud to be an American. I'm proud of our Constitution that guarantees all of us the right to pray as we choose to
pray.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That is your time, Abdul El-Sayed.
EL-SAYED: And the question that you would ask that I think is actually really quite shameful as somebody who's actually served under that
Constitution.
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GOLODRYGA: Senate control could come down to just a handful of tight races and ruby red Texas is one to watch.
ASHER: CNN's John King takes us to the battleground state where Latino voters could play a pivotal role in shaking up this traditionally --
traditionally Republican state.
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JOHN KING, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Corpus Christi Bay, southeast Texas, a spot on the map that was supposed to be a safe
harbor for Republicans this year.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm calling on behalf of James Talarico, Gina Hinojosa, and Democrats down the valley.
KING (voice-over): Supposed to be.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We're asking for your support for your vote.
KING (voice-over): It's crunch time, and Nueces County Democrats are bursting with energy, believing even ruby red Texas might be part of a
giant midterm message.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Connect with our state chapter and let's figure out what -- what we do -- need to do ahead.
KING (voice-over): The governor's race is tight, so is a nasty Senate clash. And the House race here in Texas 34, a toss-up too. Despite election
year redistricting, Texas Republicans thought would paint it red.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm so grateful for Texas.
KING (voice-over): This picture does speak a thousand words. The Speaker of the House trying to save his narrow majority, looking out at the very
reason he is on the road nonstop. Yes, it's a hot, sweltering weekday, but still a tiny crowd. Republicans are worried about enthusiasm, worried about
turnout, worried about a big swing blue from Latino voters.
MIKE JOHNSON (R), HOUSE SPEAKER: Everybody's watching what you're going to do. They say that Texas is going to turn blue. Is that true?
ALL: No.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Where did all the money go? It's like who's getting rich and where is it going? With the oil price that are all getting rich --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Somebody's getting it.
KING (voice-over): The politics bar is in the slice of Corpus Christi added to the redrawn 34th. Four friends around the table, two Democrats and two
Republicans.
KING: So, let's -- let's skip the parties and the names for a minute.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK.
KING: Raise your hand if you think things need to change. OK, so that's everybody at the table.
KING (voice-over): Republicans Milton Reyna and Richard Contreras in a very different mood from our first chat here eight months ago.
MILTON REYNA, TEXAS VOTER: I don't trust what's being said right now. I think we've been told the same thing over and over again and we haven't
seen any -- any results, any action from it. And, yes, I am disappointed.
RICHARD CONTRERAS, TEXAS VOTER: Our war is the problem, to be honest with you. I think we're struggling with that and we need to get out of that. We
need to finish it and -- and move on.
KING (voice-over): Still on team Abbott for governor.
CONTRERAS: I like Abbott.
REYNA: I like Abbott too.
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KING (voice-over): But Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton turns their stomachs.
KING: You're a Republican and you're having a hard time in a race that could determine which party controls the United States Senate.
CONTRERAS: I need to be an American first. I think, honestly, and I have to make that decision based on character. And right now Paxton's character is
just not doing it.
KING (voice-over): This side of the table is excited.
KING: Does this time feel actually different that it's possible as opposed to a dream?
RAMON HERRERA, TEXAS VOTER: It does.
ADELITA CAVADA, TEXAS VOTER: Well, I think it feels different.
HERRERA: It does. It does.
KING (voice-over): Ramon Herrera is betting on a big swing in the Latino vote.
HERRERA: We need to stop trying to promote everything that he's doing. It's not -- it's not working out.
CAVADA: Yes, we'll see.
KING (voice-over): And Adelita Cavada sees another positive for Democrats.
CAVADA: I've seen young people more excited this time on the line, in person.
KING (voice-over): The new 34th stretches 150 miles from Corpus Christi to the Mexican border. Kingsville is conservative, working class, more than 70
percent Hispanic. The lines for the Kingsway Family Church food bank keep getting longer.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.
PASTOR STEVE MARTINEZ, TEXAS VOTER: You know, the economy right now has been hard.
KING: Right.
MARTINEZ: Like from people, you ask people right now, food is getting expensive, gas. And then in our community right now, lately, our electric
utilities have gotten real expensive.
KING (voice-over): Pastor Steve Martinez votes his values. Abortion, gay, and transgender rights matter most to him, and he will vote Republican.
MARTINEZ: Yes. How is he doing?
KING (voice-over): But at the moment, prices matter most to many of his congregants.
MARTINEZ: Just a while ago, one guy just wasn't lying. He's like -- he's like -- man, I'm just struggling. The economy is hard, you know. He's like,
what do I do?
KING (voice-over): Plus, a lot of anger at ICE enforcement, even Trump supporter Martinez says he's too aggressive and is reaching way beyond the
bad guys.
MARTINEZ: A lot of people's decisions are going to be now because of the big -- ICE has been just hard on a lot of families.
KING: And if their decision is made by that, then they're voting for Democrats. They're voting against Trump, right?
MARTINEZ: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
KING (voice-over): Cristina Alvarez (ph), among the campaign workers walking door to door in working class neighborhoods, vital to Democratic
hopes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm here on behalf of Vicente Gonzalez for Congress. Sorry?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's my man.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, he's your man. Awesome. That's good to hear.
KING (voice-over): But a few doors down, a reminder every vote matters.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK. Undecided.
KING (voice-over): This neighborhood is a bit more upscale. Daisy Alcazar and her husband bought here eight years ago.
ALCAZAR: Yes, it's home. Yes.
KING: But you say at the moment, home doesn't always feel like home.
ALCAZAR: There's a lot of fear in the community.
KING: Even here?
ALCAZAR: Yes. People are inside their houses, not going outside unless they need to for survival.
KING: 10 or 12?
ALCAZAR: Ten. Your reading skills are not -- are not working.
KING: I didn't -- I didn't even look at the box. That's the box.
KING (voice-over): La Pale is Alcazar's business. Traditional Mexican ice cream treats.
KING: This is what most people would think of as the American dream. A family with immigrant roots, starts a business, employs people, makes their
community richer in every way.
ALCAZAR: It is. I'm proud. I'm proud to be Mexican. I'm proud to represent our culture. I'm proud to grow and scale the business, but we have never
seen this before. We have never been seen our community being hunted down in the streets. And that is the reality of what's happening.
KING (voice-over): Alcazar had to close a couple of shops during COVID. She will continue to sell to grocery stores and to restaurants, but this last
storefront is closing soon.
KING: This right now is worse than the pandemic.
ALCAZAR: Oh, a thousand percent times. Because when there's fear in the community, it paralyzes you. You don't eat. And we don't have customers. I
sell ice cream for the love of God. We sell paletas. We -- we are the cherry on the top where it's joy and the experience here should be joy. It
should be happiness, where the reality is, we don't have customers.
KING (voice-over): Alcazar is voting blue in every race she can, hoping to send a message to the president and to the governor. She urges everyone she
sees to vote and to take along family and friends. But she worries that fear will keep people home or the belief it just won't make a difference.
ALCAZAR: If we get united and we show up, I mean, we could flip everything. The reality is, is it going to happen? Will my people show up? We don't
know.
John King, CNN, Brownsville, Texas.
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GOLODRYGA: Let's go check the markets. Red arrows. The Dow down almost a little down, what, two-tenths of a percent. The NASDAQ down a little over
two percent. The S&P 500 down almost one and a half percent. This is your Business Breakout.
ASHER: A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for misleading users about privacy in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica
scandal. Meta, then known as Facebook, disclosed in 2018 that the private information of as many as 87 million users was improperly attained by the
political firm, Cambridge Analytica. Meta says it will appeal the rule.
GOLODRYGA: Airbnb is changing its policy to stop hosts from requiring guests to do time consuming chores like washing dishes or stripping beds at
the end of their stay. The changes apply to reservations booked November 20th or later. It follows a slew of customer complaints about unclear house
rules and time consuming demands by property hosts.
ASHER: Taco Bell is sticking with Pepsi for another decade, keeping its Mountain Dew Baja Blaster on the menu through 2036, even as its sister
chain KFC switches to Coca-Cola. The deal is a win for Pepsi after a rough few weeks as Taco Bell plans to expand its beverage business and develop
new drinks to attract customers.
GOLODRYGA: To an alarming sign of the impact of A.I. on the workforce, British bank, Barclays, says that it is cutting 5,000 jobs, saying that it
believes it can be more efficient with artificial intelligence.
ASHER: Yes, the cuts represents around five percent of the bank's workforce. Software developers will be among those losing their jobs. Hanna
Ziady has more.
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HANNA ZIADY, CNN SENIOR REPORTER: Well, these job cuts, although a small percentage of Barclays' overall workforce, at just five percent, will
disproportionately affect support functions. Barclay says about 60 percent of the cuts will be in those roles, including fewer developers, as A.I.
makes its employees more productive.
The end goal? Lower costs. Berkeley said it expects to save nearly $1.5 billion next year, partly as a result of job cuts and as it invests in
technology to make its operations more efficient.
Now, this is just the latest example of how A.I. is disrupting the banking industry. Earlier this year, Standard Chartered, another major U.K. lender,
said it would cut more than 15 per cent of its back office roles by 2030. That's nearly 8,000 jobs as it increasingly uses artificial intelligence.
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And, of course, it's not just banks, tech firms, and retailers have also been among the companies announcing A.I.-related layoffs this year, really
deepening concerns about the impact the technology could have on jobs.
A recent McKinsey report found that in the U.S., an estimated 11 million workers, or 6.5 percent of the current labor force, may need to find
completely new occupations in the next decade as A.I. disrupts many industries.
But on a more positive note, that same report found that while many workers will need to gain new skills, the technology could actually create more
jobs than it kills.
Hanna Ziady, CNN, London.
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ASHER: All right. Chinese imports now make up 10 percent of Europe's car market. So, how can European carmakers adapt to the competition they face
from China and can they keep up?
GOLODRYGA: Chinese cars were on full display at this year's Paris Auto Show. CNN's Melissa Bell went to find out more.
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MELISSA BELL, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was first marketed to farmers. The deux chevaux was the car to help you get
your eggs to market unbroken. Now the iconic ride is back and even equipped with egg storage.
XAVIER CHARDON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CITROEN: This car is hundred percent electric. So, you're -- you're charging the car. And meanwhile, you
can take the basket. You can do a picnic.
BELL: There is lot of nostalgia on show at this year's Paris Auto Show. Take this 1974 Ford Escort. Just one example, but also many reminders of
the new reality. It isn't simply that there are twice as many Chinese exhibitors at this year's event as there were last year, but the Chinese
imports now represent 10 percent of Europe's car market.
LOTHAR SCHUPET, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZEEKR EUROPE: We are ready for more than a decade invested in Europe with a global design center sitting
in Europe, with R&D centers in Germany, U.K. and Sweden. So, that is what makes also the expertise of the entire team very clearly focused on
Europeans and we adapt the cars to the European taste.
BELL (voice-over): The trouble for European carmakers is how quickly Chinese brands have flooded the market even at its luxury end.
BELL: So really, all the comfort that you'd find in a European-made car, so much room and definitely something from the future to keep the kids quiet.
BELL (voice-over): Chinese brands have also adapted to E.U. tariffs which only apply to battery electric vehicles. Hence, the announcement this week
by Brussels of a cap on Chinese hybrid cars to 350,000 a year.
EMMANUEL MACRON, FRENCH PRESIDENT (through translator): This is the result of several years of work, as you know, during which we have sought to
restore fair competition between European and non-European manufacturers in cases of excessive subsidies or unfair competition.
BELL (voice-over): But will it be too little too late for European carmakers who are facing more than just pressure from China?
SIGRID DE VRIES, DIRECTOR GENERAL, ACEA: We're competing in a very difficult environment today with the geopolitical tensions, with high
inflation, with high energy costs. And there we need policymakers to -- to play their role. We need the regulation to incentivize rather than to
hinder.
BELL (voice-over): Meanwhile, Chinese carmakers have proven remarkably agile in staying ahead of tariffs and caps. And neither will apply to
quadricycles like this one.
BELL: We're going to get to test drive one of these little Chinese cars.
Let us see how idiot-proof this car really is. Let's see if we can get out the car park. I do my best not to crash it.
Out on the streets, these protesting students are exactly the age group that might drive this kind of car. It's been marketed not even in China. It
won't be sold there at all. The idea says, its makers, that it's been built entirely for European streets.
Melissa Bell, CNN, Paris.
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GOLODRYGA: The obligatory Parisian music in the background too.
All right. Still to come on "One World," Angel Reese dominates as the Atlanta Dream move one step closer to their first ever WNBA title. We'll
take you live.
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ASHER: Football superstar, Lionel Messi, is being honored with one of Spain's most prestigious awards. The Argentine World Cup winner and Inter-
Miami captain has been named the recipient of the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports. The honor recognizing the sounding achievements and
contributions to sport. He's the first individual footballer to receive the honor.
A ceremony is set for Friday in Spain.
GOLODRYGA: He walked out there like almost like, was this for me? Who else is staying at this hotel?
ASHER: What a -- what a beautiful couple.
GOLODRYGA: Oh, my gosh.
ASHER: I can see that.
GOLODRYGA: Incredible. They only get more and more beautiful too. All right. So happy for them.
Well, now to another star here. The Atlanta Dream are just two wins away from their first ever WNBA title, led by Angel Reese, who scored 21 points,
grabbed 12 rebounds. Atlanta crushed the Golden State Valkyries at 97-71. The Dream now lead the final series two games to one.
CNN's Don Riddell joins us live from Atlanta. Don, I know this was a rough assignment for you. You went to the game. You stuck through it. Kudos to
you, tough assignments. Angel is on fire. She is a bona fide superstar. Just talk about what it was like at the game last night.
DON RIDDELL, CNN WORLD SPORT: Guys, it was absolutely amazing. You may remember there was a bit of a concern about whether they would actually be
able to play this game at State Farm Arena or not because I guess maybe they hadn't thought ahead to the possibility of them making the finals.
State Farm Arena is not yet the Dream's home, although it will be officially their permanent residency next season.
But they figured it out. They moved the game forward by 24 hours and I'm bet they are so glad they did because the atmosphere was absolutely
incredible. More than 17,000 fans there. It was a sellout.
And the fans, I mean, they just kind of roared and roared from start to finish. They were on their feet for practically the entire game. And it was
just an amazing atmosphere.
I will say, predominantly female crowd, not many fellows in there, I would say. They were mainly sort of supportive boyfriends and husbands, but, you
know, this was just -- everything about this was just a celebration of women's sports and women's basketball. And Angel Reese was certainly very
grateful for that support.
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ANGEL REESE, ATLANTA DREAM POWER FORWARD: Man, our fans showed up. Like, they showed up in every single possession. Like, I thought Ballhalla was
loud. Like, Atlanta, you all came out.
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RIDDELL: Really feels like the dawn of a new era in Atlanta, a city that has kind of not always had the best of luck when it comes to sporting
heroes and successful sporting teams. But the Atlanta Dream, as you say, are now just two wins away from a first ever WNBA finals title.
And that is quite a turnaround. They've played in three WNBA finals before up until this year. They've lost every single game, but thanks to Angel
Reese, this is now just a completely different team. She was dominant in game two on the road in Golden State with a historic performance. And she
was dominant again with a double-double last night. She is the league's defensive player of the year, but she is just so dangerous from all over
the court.
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And you talk about her being a bona fide, a superstar. Remember when she came into the league as a collegiate national champion three years ago, she
was kind of overshadowed by Caitlin Clark because they both joined the league at the same time and she was cast by some as kind of the villain to
the heroine of Caitlin Clark, but Clark is nowhere near this final series.
Angel Reese really is fighting her way to the front. And it looks like she's going to be able to bask in the spotlight all by herself because she
is a phenomenal player. And she is carrying the Dream towards what they hope will be their first title.
And it was a dominant performance last night. They had a really big win in game two as well. So I mean, the series seems as though it's Atlanta's to
lose at this point.
GOLODRYGA: She is so fun to watch. She is on fire.
RIDDELL: Oh, yes.
GOLODRYGA: Glad you got to see her live in person. All right. Don Riddell, thank you.
And that does it for "One World" today. I'm Bianna Golodryga.
ASHER: I'm Zain Asher. Thank you for watching. "Amanpour" is up next.
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