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I’m Carl Azuz for CNN 10, your daily down-
the-middle explanation of world events.
We’re starting with news concerning Saudi
Significant changes are being made in the
Middle Eastern country.
This is an absolute monarchy.
Its crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was
appointed by his father, King Salman, two
years ago.
And since then, the
nation has gone through what one CNN reporter
describes a top to bottom overhaul.
We reported in late September how the government
had decided to allow women to drive.
Saudi Arabia was the last nation on earth
where that was
illegal, but it’s also what experts call
one of the most religiously conservative Islamic
countries, and there were some Saudis who
with the decision.
Crown Prince bin Salman has promised to destroy
what he called extremist ideologies and work
to return Saudi Arabia to a, quote, more moderate
He’s trying to reshape Saudi Arabia’s
economy, reducing its dependence on oil sales.
The nation is leading in international group
to fight terrorism.
It’s executed dozens of people on terrorism
It’s playing a major role
in the civil war of neighboring Yemen, with
Saudi Arabia leading international airstrikes,
targeting rebels who were supported by Iran
trying to take control of Yemen.
And over the weekend, more than 17 Saudi princes
and top government officials were arrested
on corruption charges.
This includes people who’ve
been described as some of the wealthiest figures
in the Arab world.
Regarding all of this, experts and observers
have been using words like shocking, historic
and even revolutionary.
And globally, Saudi Arabia’s
changes have been met with criticism, as well
as praise, and caution, as well as trust.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
SUBTITLE: The One Thing: Saudi Arabia’s
BECKY ANDERSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR:
One thing you need to know about what is going
on in Saudi Arabia is the phase of change
is fast and
unprecedented.
The person driving these changes, Saudi Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a 32-year-old
who rose to power just two years ago.
He’s the man calling all the shots and his
latest moves inside and outside the country
show that he means business.
Take this for example.
Earlier this year, he said in an interview,
he won’t tolerate corruption at any level
by anyone.
Now, a newly formed
anti-corruption squad has gone after a high
number of high profile princes and businessmen,
sending a clear signal of the prince’s intent.
His critics say the crown prince is just making
a power play and removing potential rivals
before he ascends the throne.
But to his supporters, it’s
all part of his plan to transform the kingdom.
And that same zeal for action can be seen
in Saudi foreign policy, with a much more
posture towards its arch rival Iran, in places
like Yemen and Lebanon.
An active new leadership upending traditions,
we have ended a new era and no matter what,
the results will be dramatic.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
AZUZ: It wasn’t a presidential election.
That’s was last year, and the next ones
It wasn’t a congressional midterm election.
every two years and the next one is 2018.
But it was the Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, and that means Americans across
the country went to the polls.
They were voting in state
and local elections, from Washington to Georgia.
A lot of the attention was centered on the
governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia.
Because at recent decades, the political party
loses the presidential election usually wins
the next year’s gubernatorial races in those
two states.
So, last year, a Republican won the presidency,
so Democratic candidates were expected to
be chosen as governors in New Jersey and Virginia,
the race in Virginia had tightened up, according
to polls before the vote.
You can get results on the races at CNN.com.
Both major parties will be scrutinizing the
outcomes of yesterday’s votes to help form
strategies for next year’s congressional
midterm elections.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
AZUZ (voice-over): Ten-second trivia:
Which of these world capitals has the largest
population?
Washington, D.C., London, U.K., Beijing, China,
or New Delhi, India?
With more than 25.7 million residents, according
to the CIA, New Delhi is the most populated
capital on this list.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
AZUZ: And it’s one of the most polluted.
In fact, an Indian doctor says air quality
conditions in New Delhi right now are so bad
that breathing
there is like smoking 50 cigarettes a day.
The Indian medical association has declared
a state of medical emergency.
It’s asked the government to take urgent
action to cancel an upcoming
Some officials have been asked to consider
shutting schools, extreme air pollution in
New Delhi is nothing new.
Fires, traffic, dust,
industries, they all contribute.
But right now, there’s not much wind to
blow pollutants away.
And according to the British Broadcasting
Corporation, Delhi’s problem is worst in
winter because farmers in nearby areas burn
crops double at that
That adds to the haze hanging over the capital.
Some air quality instruments can’t even
measure the spikes in pollution.
They’re literally
off the scale.
The government is trying to address this by
regulating traffic.
But even that may not be enough.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over):
This is worst than bad.
Not the traffic, actually, there’s less
about the normal.
It’s the air.
To help clear it, Delhi’s government says
these steps are necessary.
A temporary ban giving odd numbered cars off
the road on even days, and even
numbered cars off the road on odd days, an
attempt to target a toxic problem, pollution.
(on camera): When you walk through the streets
of Delhi, you can’t help but see it, of
course, and smell it.
But the most disturbing part is you
can actually taste it in your mouth, if you’re
not used to being here, you can feel it burning
in your throat.
In fact, the city’s highest court
recently said that living in Delhi was like
living in a gas chamber.
So, those are the conditions that some 20
million people face every single day.
There are 9 million registered cars on the
streets of Delhi, 1400 more cars come on the
roads each day.
So, while cars are only part of the problem,
every driver is being asked to be part of
the solution, and the reason people who are
out here to remind you.
(voice-over): Following the rules, (INAUDIBLE)
takes a walk, followed by a ride on rickshaw.
Then there’s a 30-minute train ride, followed
through throngs of commuters and another rickshaw
ride -- all that to get to work.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That’s like one hour
and 15 minutes to reach office.
FIELD: So, is this working?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Without taking emergency
action, pollution levels would have been much
And so, what this scheme has done is to play
a role to moderate the high pollution levels.
FIELD: Clearly, cars are part of the city’s
pollution problem because of their numbers,
because of congestion, because of toxic emissions.
odd-even rule doesn’t cut Delhi’s pollution
There are a lot of exceptions, public vehicles,
high ranking officials, motorcycles and women
traveling alone.
It’s just a temporary measure, just one
of a number of attempts to fight pollution,
including a ban on large diesel SUVs and
higher taxes on commercial trucks coming into
(on camera): When it comes to a long-term
solution, odd-even exchange wouldn’t be
enough to move the needle?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, absolutely not.
FIELD: There is a consequences that too many
other factors contribute to the city’s pollution,
and the more practical matter on everyone’s
Delhi’s public transit system couldn’t
handle it.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: So, for the first time,
I think people in Delhi are talking about
public transport and I think that’s the
pressure that needs
to be built on government for the systemic
FIELD: That would be the giant leap.
Activists hope it starts with these smaller
(END VIDEOTAPE)
AZUZ: Over the weekend, I had the chance to
see autumn paint the great Smokey Mountains
bright yellow, orange and red.
It’s a typical sight this
time of year in the U.S. state of Tennessee,
but not for everyone.
One man who’s color blind says this looks
like all one color to him.
The Tennessee Department of Tourism changed
It installed new viewfinders at scenic places
that allow people with color blindness to
the vivid changes and color.
It was a first for several visitors to spot
over Gatlinburg, including a man who described
as simply awesome and said
he now understands why people come up here.
For the trees, of course, the changes are
autumnatic.
But all things being equinox, it’s often
worth the harvestment to take leap of a city
and season
your life with a beauty that’s easy to fall
I’m Carl Azuz for CNN 10.
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A Look Ahead to the Next Winter Olympics
THIS IS A RUSH TRAN. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR:
?Welcome to CNN 10, your down-the-middle explanation of world events. I`m Carl Azuz and our first story is a tale of two memos.
Exactly three weeks ago, we reported on a memo released by Republicans on the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The memo was related to how in 2016, U.S. government investigators got court approval to spy on a former advisor to Donald Trump`s presidential campaign. Republicans said the memo showed that U.S. investigators abused their power to do that. Democrats said the memo was misleading and that the whole truth wasn`t being told.
So, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee produced their own memo. At first, President Donald Trump refused to declassify or allow it to be published, saying it needed to be heavily redacted first. After some changes were made, the Democratic memo was released over the weekend.
So, how is it different?
The Republican memo said investigators used unproven information to get the court`s approval to spy. The Democratic memo says the unproven info was part of what investigators presented to the court, but that they gave other credible information as well. The Republican memo says government investigators did not tell the court that the info they presented came from a source who is biased against Donald Trump and that it was partly paid for by Hillary Clinton`s political campaign.
The Democratic memo says investigators did tell the court that the source was biased, and that he was collecting information for someone who wanted to discredit Trump`s campaign. Republicans generally stand by their party`s memo. Democrats generally stand by their party`s memo. So, how people are responding depends largely on where they side politically.
Following up now on a story we brought you exactly four weeks ago. Cape Town, the second largest city in South Africa, is running out of water. A severe drought has drained its reservoirs and unless Cape Town gets more rain, it predicts that its water taps will run dry in early July.
If that happens, each of Cape Town`s 4 million residents will be given 25 liters, or about 6-1/2 gallons per day to live on. For comparison, the average American uses between 80 and 100 gallons per day. So, what could that be like?
A CNN reporter and his wife who used to live in Cape Town decided to find out.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
DEREK VAN DAM, CNN METEOROLOGIST:
Cape Town, our former home, is in a midst of a water crisis, the worst drought the city has ever seen. When the water runs out, people will be allocated 25 liters of water per day per person.
So, my family and I are going to try to live like Cape Townians. The water you see in front of us is all will be allocated to use. That`s 75 liters for three people, roughly 20 gallons.
In order to live like Cape Townians, we have to turn off the water to our house.
Well, here goes nothing. Got to start somewhere. Oh, I`ve already spilled water.
You have to go through the list of all your activities that you normally use water for and allocate a certain amount of water and then add that up and make sure you fall under the 25 liters a day.
Here you go, buddy.
Once you start to see how small the numbers are, you start to really feel the pinch.
Bathing was an interesting experience.
TARA VAN DAM, WIFE:
About five gallons each. Five for you, five for mine, not together (ph).
D. VAN DAM:
We have to keep that water warm, so we had to heat it up over the stove.
T. VAN DAM:
That takes a long time.
It`s going to be relaxing.
You can have a bath now.
D. VAN DAM:
We`re only talking like an inch or two of water depth. You wash yourself by sudsing up some soap and then use a cup. Once that dirty or gray water has been used for bathing, we took that water and we filled the back of the toilet. And that allowed us to flush the toilet when it was absolutely necessary.
Every single process of our day was lengthen because of that -- how am I going to do this? How am I going to accomplish this regular task that I take for granted?
T. VAN DAM:
Fortunately, we have to sinks in our kitchen, which I know not everybody does.
D. VAN DAM:
Dirty side, clean side.
T. VAN DAM:
We put I think it was six liters in the one side and four liters on the other side.
D. VAN DAM:
Every drop counts.
T. VAN DAM:
The real trick is just to wipe your dishes with paper towel, as much as you can before putting it on the water. I was quite shocked at how in some elements of the day, like brushing your teeth for example, how little water I actually do need.
For me, the most challenging thing, doing a full load of laundry is totally overwhelming. I mean, we did a small amount and I`m almost tempted to put that load in a washing machine, just in case.
D. VAN DAM:
No city has done this before. No city has been forced to do this before.
T. VAN DAM:
Think about, there are a large portion of Africa that have never had access to running water. They live like this every single day.
They go and collect their water. They ration it out.
The biggest worry is the actual water collection. We didn`t have to do that. Twenty-five liters is a lot of water for one person to go and collect. If you`re collecting for a whole family, then that`s, you know, even more challenging. There`s a lot of people all waiting for their most basic resource.
As of 23 hours and 30 minutes, we officially only have one container of water left.
D. VAN DAM:
We actually, believe it or not, had about three liters of water left at the end of the day, out of 75.
T. VAN DAM:
Thank goodness for Maya`s portion, right?
D. VAN DAM:
Yes, because without Maya and her 25 liters, we would have run out of water.
T. VAN DAM:
I`m far more wasteful than I would like to be. And I didn`t like that about myself, that realization. So, I really do want to make a few changes in the way that we upgrade our house.
D. VAN DAM:
We know that water scarce cities, water scarce locations, it`s not a problem that`s just going to magically disappear. Twenty-four hours, we got a taste of it, but we will change our lifestyle because of this.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
It will be four more years until the next Winter Olympics kicks off. The 2018 Games wrapped last night in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The northern European nation of Norway led the world with 39 medals overall. Germany, Canada, the U.S. and the Netherlands followed. China was further down the list with nine medals and it`s the host of the next Winter Games in 2022.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
MATT RIVERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT:
Twelve million Chinese people skied in 2017, so says a widely cited ski industry report. It might sound like a lot, but that`s less than 1 percent of the country`s total population.
Like most winter sports here, skiing is growing fast, but so far lacks mass appeal, which is why this might seem surprising.
Beijing will host the next Winter Olympics in 2022, in a country with little winter sports tradition, but lots of Olympic experience.
In 2008, China put on a show at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Come 2022, you`ll see some of those same venues retrofitted for the cold events.
Three different areas hosted all, not without their problems. Start in mountainous Zhangjiakou where the freestyle stuff kicks, think half pipe ski moguls.
To do that, though, you need snow, and nearly all of it on this mountain is made by machines. But organizers say there`s plenty of fake snow to go around, and so the focus is on building out competition sites.
BENNO NAGER, COO, GENTING RESORT SECRET GARDEN:
We have to have everything ready by 2020.
Right. And you`re on pace for that?
We`re absolutely on pace for that, yes.
Speaking of pace, a lot of hotels and Olympic villages still need to be built. Chinese officials say they`re on target, too, not to mention this $9.2 billion railway designed to cut travel time between venues.
Even though it might not look like it at the moment, officials are promising that it will be done on time.
A tougher task, getting ordinary Chinese people to truly care about the games.
MARK DREYER, CHINA SPORTS ANALYST:
So, the challenge has to be to expand that winter sports base.
The government is trying though. According to state media, a series of state-run initiatives will try to create $160 billion winter sports industry by 2025, by getting 300 million people on skis and skates. The sense that the games will be a hit here, though, faces legitimate skepticism. The skiers and skaters and lugers and curlers will be here in just four years, whether lots of Chinese people are engaged in the same sports by then is an open question.
Matt Rivers, Chongli, China.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
So, I learned two things about avocadoes while working on today`s show. One, they`re also called alligator pears. And two, they`re increasingly being used in marriage proposals.
Think about it. Why use a wooden box when you can use a favorite fruit? Pop out the pit, pop in the ring, pop the question, pop open the avocado.
If she says yes, you can celebrate with guacamole. If she says no, well, at least you won`t go hungry.
Now, some might think the idea is pits. But others might think it`s delicious whether you`re ripe for romance or just so nervous, you want to avocadover with, what better cure for cold feet and cold fruit. Folks should try this while the idea is still fresh, otherwise, it could make for one rotten pulposal.
I`m Carl Azuz for CNN 10.
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