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[08:00:00] KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR:

IVAN WATSON, CNN SHOW HOST: Hello and welcome to this special edition of "News Stream." I`m Ivan Watson in Hong Kong.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN SHOW HOST: And I`m Becky Anderson in Istanbul bringing you all the very latest on the fallout from the disappearance of Saudi

journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

WATSON: Also President Trump talks Russia and China meddling and allegations against the government minister in India`s MeToo Movement.

ANDERSON: First up, Saudi Arabia has given Turkey permission to search its consulate as demands for answers into the disappearance of journalist Jamal

Khashoggi there, leading (ph) two weeks (inaudible) intensified. That comes as a Saudi official tell CNN that the result of an internal probe on

Khashoggi should be made public soon.

Now, the incident is putting a strain on diplomatic ties with the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany all saying they want a "credible investigation."

Over the weekend, Washington and Riyadh trading some harsh rhetoric. Saudi Arabia threatening to retaliate if sanctions are imposed although it later

eased the tone somewhat and President Trump warned of severe punishment if the Saudis are found responsible.

Well CNN, as you would expect, covering all angles of this story from geopolitical to economic. Let`s begin with our international -- our chief

international correspondent Clarissa Ward.

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CLARISSA WARD, CNN CHIED INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Saudi Arabia threatening to respond with greater action to any sanctions imposed

on the kingdom over the disappearance of dissident and journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. This after President Trump warned of serious retribution if the

Saudis are found to be responsible for his suspected murder.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: There is something really terrible and disgusting about that if that were the case. So, we`re going

to have to see. We`re going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment.

WARD: The Saudi embassy later softening its tone tweeting that, "it appreciates the U.S. for refraining from jumping to conclusions on the

ongoing investigation." But international pressure is mounting --the United Kingdom, Germany and France issuing a joint statement demanding a credible

investigation into Khashoggi`s fate as bipartisan lawmakers on Capitol Hill pledged to take action.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I), VERMONT: We cannot have an ally who murders in cold blood in their own consulate a critic, a dissident. That is

unacceptable.

SEN. MARCO RUBIO (R), FLORIDA: There will be a very strong congressional response if in fact the Saudis lured him into that consulate, murdered him,

cut up his body and disposed of it.

WARD: Senator Marco Rubio urging Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchim to skip an investment conference in Saudi Arabia next week as a number of high

profile companies and investors pull out of the event.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We need to continue to evaluate the facts and we`ll make that decision.

WARD: Mr. Trump who traveled to Saudi Arabia on his first overseas trip as president, repeating his opposition to cutting off arms sales to the

kingdom.

TRUMP: I actually think we`d be punishing ourselves. There are other things we can do that are very, very powerful, very strong and well do

that.

WARD: Saudi Arabia insists it is not responsible for Khashoggi`s disappearance. This security footage shows the "Washington Post" columnist

entering the Saudi consulate nearly two weeks ago. The Turkish government says it has audio evidence that proves he was murdered inside. The Saudis

have yet to provide any evidence that shows Khashoggi leaving the building.

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ANDERSON: Clarissa Ward reporting there. CNN`s Sam Kiley is in the Saudi capital Riyadh. First though, our international diplomatic editor Nic

Robertson is outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where of course Jamal was last seen in public alive. Nic, finally it seems some activity in the

investigation at the heart of all of this. What have you known at this point?

[08:05:04] NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Well, we know over the weekend the Turkish foreign minister was demanding that Saudi

Arabia allow the chief prosecutor staff, their experts, their forensic teams to be allowed into the consulate. That was where the government here

set the bar on Sunday.

President Erdogan talked with King Salman and today, we have learned that a team of investigators, Turkish investigators will be allowed into the

consulate. Within minutes of that being -- becoming public, however, we saw three cleaning staff being let in through the front door of the consulate

with buckets and mops and rags. That was coming just a few minutes after it was announced that the Turkish investigators would be allowed in.

So it does seem that there is more activity here today. However, we heard an agreement between Saudi and Turkish officials now that the investigators

will be allowed in and then it didn`t happen. Today, it feels a little different but that team hasn`t gone in yet so I think we wait and we watch,

Becky.

ANDERSON: So this (inaudible) I guess still more questions than answers, Nic, quite frankly.

ROBERTSON: There are, and look, Turkish authorities have been very clear, but not clear. They`ve been clear because their group fed their information

to Turkish media and then when they have spoken and sort of quote what the Turkish media were saying, but they maintained this narrative that they

have recordings of what happened inside, that it very clearly shows that Jamal Khashoggi died very soon after getting in.

And this of course is poles and poles apart from Saudi Arabia`s complete denial. You know, we hear rumors that maybe Saudi Arabia about to make or

potentially going to make another statement that could shed more light on the investigation. But at the moment, that hasn`t happened.

So, there are many, many answers, but the fundamental, the very (inaudible) clear fundamental is Jamal Khashoggi`s fiance watch them go into the

consulate. She waited outside, raised the alarm when he didn`t come out. So there is a very clear, if you will, chain of lack of custody if you will,

of the main participant here, Khashoggi. He didn`t come out and that remains the unanswered question at the center of this.

The Turkish authorities saying that they`ve got evidence that he was killed inside and now it sees potentially they may get -- be able to get inside

and get the forensic evidence that would match what they been saying all along they have. All along, however, they have refuse to go public with

this evidence, whatever it is, from inside the consulate. It`s been shared or it`s been briefed to by -- to their intelligence partners around the

world, however.

ANDERSON: Let`s get to Riyadh`s view. Thank you, Nic. What are your thoughts, Sam, telling you about where the kingdom is at in all of this?

SAM KILEY, SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well I think Becky, they are after a 24 hour period in which the kingdom appeared to be divided in

how to respond, not least to Donald Trump`s suggestion or threat of punishment towards Saudi Arabia if Khashoggi was found to have been killed

inside the consulate.

There was a response, a very harsh response from official statements here in Riyadh saying that there would be a powerful reaction to any threat and

op-ed in the state-owned news site, suggesting the oil price could go up to $200. Then there was a softening of the line that came out of the

Washington embassy than the phone call between King Salman and President Erdogan.

And I think that really indicates today, Becky, that King Salman getting a grip on the situation. There is a cabinet meeting today here in Riyadh and

there is an expectation that after that there may well be some kind of statement coming from the Saudis that really gets into the real nitty-

gritty of this issue one way or another.

But it`s going to be interesting to see what that statement could possibly say because so far the Saudi position, as Nic were saying there, it is

absolutely clear. There was no foul play inside that consulate. So, if they have to admit that there was, it`s going to be interesting to see how they

finesse that.

But I think the Saudi position at least is beginning to come together rather than speaking with two voices which is definitely the case over the

previous 24 hours, Becky.

ANDERSON: Well certainly some development along the way here. That`s Riyadh and the perspective from there and Nic Robertson of course outside

the Istanbul consulate, the Saudi consulate here in Istanbul in this city, just about 20 minutes away from where I am at.

[08:09:58] Well, Khashoggi`s disappearance continues to have an impact on the high profile conference known as "Davos in the Deset" which is slated

for next week. A slew of global business leaders pulling out of that investment initiative, which is backed by the Saudi crown prince. Now, two

more names can be added to that list. Larry Fink and Stephen Schwarzman, the CEOs of Blackrock and Blackstone group are reportedly are going to skip

the event.

And those huge funds, very, very close to the crown prince and to Donald Trump making a lot of money at the apex of this relationship between the

royal course as it were and Trump`s advisers. Joining me now from Abu Dhabi with more on the financial fallout, following the money as it were, is CNN

business emerging markets editor John Defterios. And just piece together what we have at this point, John.

JOHN DEFTERIOS, CNN BUSINESS EMERGING MARKETS EDITOR: Well Becky, if you`re going to look at that investment summit as a key barometer going

forward on the temperature in Saudi Arabia for investment and you have a scale with two trains here. This has tilted clearly against Saudi Arabia.

These are big names that you and I have talked about for the last week in fact waiting to see if they would make a decision.

Blackrock manages $6 trillion, did not disclose the amount it has invested on behalf of Saudi Arabia. We know that Blackstone has $ 430 billion under

management and has a $40 billion dollars in total infrastructure fund with the public investment fund, which is a sovereign fund in Saudi Arabia.

We are waiting to hear from SoftBank, but JP Morgan Chase Jamie Dimon is not going to be going and he joins the likes of Viacom CEO and also the CEO

Uber, plus the media companies including CNN. Now, we have stabilization on the Saudi market, in fact, the stock market is up about 3.5 percent making

up for the losses of yesterday. Oil prices where as worried that it`s going to spike up dramatically. That`s not been the case.

But we have to look at the outbound investment here from Saudi Arabia. Huge outbound funds going into Silicon Valley -- division fund from SoftBank was

about $100 billion. I talked about what we have with Blackstone as well, but there`s also the inbound opportunity and that`s why these CEO`s are

waiting for the last week to decide whether to pull out or not.

This is a market, Becky, get this number -- infrastructure spending in Saudi Arabia over the last 10 years preceding the crown prince of $420

billion dollars. Everybody wanted to be in Saudi Arabia and the last couple of years the Congress was trying to balance that and goes there with

technology to get that transfer back into Saudi Arabia to modernize the economy.

But all bets are off right now, waiting to see how this investigation proceeds, of course, that`s taking place in Istanbul going into the

consulate for the first time.

ANDERSON: And I think just slightly, let`s have a look at these markets because markets all the times, you know, all the times reflecting sort of

how investors around the world do see what is going on at any one time as you rightly pointed out. You know, a slide in the market in Saudi on Sunday

when the market is open.

Monday morning we took a look at the Asian markets, the European markets, and the futures market, which is an indication for how the U.S. markets

will react and I think safe to say as you pointed out that these markets are sort of back on track to a certain extent. But that Saudi market

important, isn`t it, because this is a market that is now heavily invested in by funds around the world. It isn`t as liquid as it might have been in

the past volumes of being in that market these days.

So, it is really critical. It`s a critical indicator to see where this story is at and certainly where the current (ph) not just Washington sort

of perspective is, but the global perspective when it comes to the future for this vision 2030 modern competitive environment which is what`s being

driven of course by the world court and with bin Salman at present.

DEFTERIOS: Well, in fact they`ve joined the MSCI index, which is the global barometer for emerging markets. They work very hard over the last

two years with the crown prince in place to join the MSCI. The good news is that it broadens out that market as you`re suggesting. The bad news is,

international investors, when they see a rift of what`s happening on the geo political front, run for the exits, and I think that`s what we saw on

Sunday.

Cooler heads have prevailed here on the investment horizon because we have the two statesmen talking on the phone with President Erdogan of Turkey and

Kin Salman of Saudi Arabia. I wouldn`t call it a warm bear hug but they did identify their common grounds here in the broader Middle East and North

Africa, both majority Sunni states so they can work together was the key message here.

Sam was suggesting out of Riyadh and this was the subtlety of the messages one coming from the embassy in Washington and preceded that from Riyadh

here a quite a shock suggesting that every action from the United States or European countries will be met with a reaction and a swift and hard one.

[08:15:04] Many interpreted that initially that oil will would be coming off the market from Saudi Arabia to flex its muscles if you will. This

would dramatically strain U.S.-Saudi relations going forward because the pledge from the crown prince was replace the oil being knocked out by Iran

in the U.S. sanctions. We have to watch that space very carefully going forward. The market so far doing -- all markets fairly stable, around $80

to $81 a barrel. There is no panic just yet, Becky.

ANDERSON: John Deftarios is in Abu Dhabi following the money for you. Ivan, some significant moves (inaudible) here in Istanbul as we look to get

to the bottom of the mystery of the disappearance of the Washington Post columnist and from U.S. erstwhile supporters of what is his big bilateral

business relationship.

Watch the space because things now moving rather quickly after what has been a sort of, you know, lull in not just what is happening in the

consulate here, but the kind of wide ramifications of Jamal Khashoggi`s disappearance. Back to you.

WATSON: Thanks Becky. You`ll have more on this story later in this program. Meanwhile, coming up, I`ll have a report on Trump -- President

Trump and how he is raising some eyebrows after his interview on CBS`s "60 Minutes." What he said about Russia and its leader that`s coming up, next.

Plus, an Indian government minister is refusing to step down as former colleagues accuse him of sexual misconduct. He is the most prominent public

figure to be named in India`s MeToo Movement. Stay with the program.

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WATSON: Welcome back to "New Stream" broadcasting from Hong Kong with a view there over Victoria Harbor.

Now from climate change to trade with China to the vicious world of politics, U.S. President Donald Trump touched on a wide range of topics

during an interview on The CBS news show "60 Minutes." But perhaps one of the most significant moments was when Mr. Trump talked about Russia and its

leader, listen in.

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LESLEY STAHL, CBS NEWS HOST: Do you agree that Vladimir Putin is involved in assassinations, in poisonings?

TRUMP: Probably he is, yes. Probably, I mean I don`t --

STAHL: Probably?

TRUMP: Probably, but I rely on them. It`s not in our campaign.

STAHL: OK, why not they shouldn`t do it? This is a terrible thing --

TRUMP: Of course they shouldn`t do it unless you know --

STAHL: Do you believe -- do you believe that the Russians interfered in the 2016 campaign -- election?

TRUMP: Well, they meddled but I think China meddled too. And I think other countries --

STAHL: Well, why do you say China meddled too?

TRUMP: And you want to know something else? Let me ask you.

STAHL: Why do you say China? Why don`t you just say the Russians meddled?

TRUMP: Because I think China meddled also.

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[08:20:06] WATSON: All right. Now with more on this remarkable interview we`re joined by CNN`s Abby Phillip live from the White House. Good to see

you there. You know Lesley Stall, the CBS "60 Minutes" correspondent, she started out right out of the gate asking about climate change in the wake

of these enormous storms that we`ve been seeing all around the world.

And also in light of the fact that NASA, the U.S. space agency says climate change is being caused by humans. The planet`s temperature is warming. What

did President Trump say?

ABBY PHILLIP, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Hi Ivan. The president in this interview repeated something that we`ve been hearing from him for a

long time, which is that he has a lot of doubts about climate change and also specifically about the political biases of the people writing these

reports.

He suggested that they weren`t necessarily unbiased or based on data but rather based on people with political agendas. Here`s what he told Lesley

Stahl when she pressed him on the issue of how climate change is affecting the United States right now especially after that storm that hit the

Florida panhandle.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TRUMP: I`m not denying climate change but it could very well go back, you know, we`re talking about all of the millions of years --

STAHL: Well that`s denying it.

TRUMP: -- they say that we had hurricanes that were far worse than what we just had with Michael.

STAHL: Who says that? They say --

TRUMP: When people say -- people say that in the ninth --

STAHL: What about the scientists who say its worst than ever.

TRUMP: You have to show me the scientist because they have a very big political agenda.

(END VIDO CLIP)

PHILLIP: So there you have it. The president making it clear that he believes that these scientists have a political agenda when it comes to

climate change, and it`s also worth remembering here that President Trump once called climate change a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese against the

United States.

He also suggested that he wasn`t willing to potentially damage the United States economically by trying to address climate change and he believes

that it`s cyclical, it`s something that will resolve itself in a few years and frankly, Ivan, this is something that the president is not alone on. A

lot of people in the president`s party, a lot of Republicans right now believe that climate change is not something that is necessarily caused by

human activity.

And it is also not something that they are willing to potentially damage U.S. economic productivity by trying to tackle and I think the president

once again is reiterating that talking point, even as today, he plans to go down to Florida to the panhandle where parts of that state were completely

wiped out by a massive Category 4 storm, the first ever to hit that part of the country in the history of recording these kinds of hurricanes, Ivan.

WATSON: Pretty remarkable challenge against scientists whose spend their lives studying climate. That is CNN`s Abby Philip live from the White

House. Thank you very, very much Abby.

Now, to India where a government minister is taking legal action against an alleged victim, a former colleague, the first of several women to accuse

him of sexual misconduct. M.J. Akbar is the junior minister for foreign affairs in the Narendra Modi`s government, and used to be an influential

newspaper editor.

Over the past week, several former colleagues have accused him of groping, sexual assault and harassment. So joining me now is CNN New Delhi bureau

chief Nikhil Kumar. Good to see you. Question here, how is M.J. Akbar responding to these accusations?

NIKHIL KUMAR, CNN NEW DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: Well last week, Ivan, is when all of this really kicked off. The victim who is suing today went to court

for defamation. She first identified Akbar as the subject of a piece that she had written in 2017 in which she describes an experience when she was

in her 20s with an unnamed editor in that piece, who was then in his 40s.

She came out last week, early last week to say on Twitter that this was Akbar. After that initial tweet that followed, as you say, several

allegations against Mr. Akbar, who is a minister for foreign affairs in Mr. Modi`s government. Akbar at the time was out of the country. He returns on

Sunday and he responds with a sharp denial.

He issued a statement late Sunday night. It`s put on his Twitter profile and he says that look, I deny all of this and I`m going to take legal

action. And today, Monday, legal action followed. He is suing this journalist, a former colleague of his, who accuses him of this harassment

for criminal defamation. But of course there are these other allegations that he refuses to step down. He says that he will go to court to clear his

name, Ivan.

[08:24:59] WATSON: All right, Nikhil, and I`m sure you`ll be covering this because India is dealing with its own MeToo moment and movement right now.

Thanks again, live from New Delhi.

Turning to China, that`s where a cancer diagnosis can be devastating, not only physically but financially. Waiting lists are long. Treatment can be

extremely expensive and basic health insurance often won`t cover it. But a cell phone app is trying to change all that, Matt Rivers reports.

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MATT RIVERS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): For (inaudible) the life or death drama of her fight with cancer plays out in a small

windowless room. She and her husband are poor farmers from rural China. She didn`t trust her local hospital when they told her that she had cervical

cancer. So she came to Beijing for a diagnosis and treatment staying in what locals call cancer hotels, cheap dirty rooms across the street from

the hospital.

We have to borrow money, she says. What else can we do? I`m so young. How can I give up my life? She says they`ve spent $50,000 so far, a staggering

sum for this couple, a story repeated thousands of times across Beijing each year. The desperate filling these hotels because they worry they can`t

get adequate cancer treatment most other places in China.

(on-camera) The people staying in these rooms hope that by coming to Beijing they give themselves the best possible chance for a cure, but like

anyone with cancer, how did they know, A, their diagnosis is correct and B, that by being here you`re getting the best possible treatment.

WILL POLKINGHORN, CEO CO-FOUNDER, DRIVE: Any one doctor, any one hospital by definition doesn`t have all the options.

RIVERS: Will Polkinghorn wants to help. He co-founded an app called Driver that`s just launched in China and in the U.S. The concept is to connect

patients to the best possible treatment by aggregating knowledge. So, a patient gets the app, gets a biopsy, and sends those results to a lab

Driver has setup and neither China or the U.S. to get treatment options.

POLKINGHORN: We process all of that information. We present to the patient what their standard of care is and we present to the patient what advance

therapies they are eligible for.

RIVERS: The National Cancer Institute in the U.S. and the National Cancer Center in China have signed up as partners. Driver says that that means app

users can connect with the world`s best oncologists, ensuring users to know which treatment is best and where they can find it. That might mean coming

to a big city like Beijing or maybe staying close to home.

It can help the patient so that some patients don`t need to come to big cities for treatment. Tte app is expensive, $3,000 plus $20 a month for

full service. They`re trying to bring the cost down and if they do that`s when people like Sal (ph) could afford it. Maybe she wouldn`t have to

travel all the way to Beijing just to confirm a diagnosis. Maybe her treatment would be more effective and faster.

For now though, that`s a dream. The reality is a small dirty room radiation and army of daily pills. This is treating cancer when you are poor in

China. Matt Rivers, CNN, Beijing.

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WATSON: All right, you`re watching "News Stream."Saudi Arabia has agreed to let Turkish authorities inside their consulate. Investigators are hoping

to find out what happened to the journalist who went inside and hasn`t been seen since. We`ll be live from Ankara with more after the break.

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IVAN WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Welcome back to "News Stream." I`m Ivan Watson in Hong Kong. These are your world headlines.

The CEO of Korean Air has been indicted for violating international tax laws, embezzlement, and breach of duty. Cho Hyun-Ah is accused of creating

a brokerage company for his family that later charged Korean Air unnecessary fees in excess of $17 million. He is also been charged for

running a major drugstore without a pharmacist license.

After more than 100 years in business, American retail giant Sears has filed for bankruptcy and announced it will close another 142 stores. The

company has been struggling for years and is drowning in debt. Sears is among dozens of prominent retailers to go bankrupt the era of online

shopping.

In Germany, the sister party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Christian Social Union, lost its absolute majority in the state of Bavaria. The party

has dominated politics there since 1945. Meanwhile, the far-right Alternative for Deutschland party won seats in parliament for the first

time.

Rescue teams have transferred the bodies of nine climbers from Nepal`s Mount Gurja to its capital after they were killed by a violent snowstorm.

The bodies of five South Korean climbers and four Nepali tour guides were airlifted on Sunday to Kathmandu. Seoul has identified all five of its

nationals including record-breaking climber Kim Chang-ho.

A Saudi investigation into the missing journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, should be made public soon, a Saudi official with knowledge of the investigation

has told CNN. The official said a royal decree was issued on Friday to conduct an internal investigation into the Washington Post columnist

disappearance. He was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul nearly two weeks ago.

Now with more on the mystery of Jamal Khashoggi and his disappearance, I`m going to turn it over to Becky Anderson live now in Istanbul.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN HOST: Ivan, thank you for that. I want to bring in our CNN international diplomatic editor, Nic Robertson, who is outside that

very consulate in Istanbul which is about 20 minutes or so drive from where we are here, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was last seen in public at

least alive.

Nic, finally, in the past few hours, some activity in this investigation at the heart of all of what is going on here. Let`s not forget, a man has

simply disappeared. What do we know at this point?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: (INAUDIBLE) expectation here, Becky, because we understand from state (ph) authorities

that they have been given permission by the Saudis to go into the consulate and perform the investigation (INAUDIBLE). We understood that the chief

prosecutor`s office in (INAUDIBLE) --

ANDERSON: Nic, apologies. I know you`re talking, but we can`t hear you. So, apologies to our viewers for a bit of technical glitz there. We will

clean that up for you. For the time being, that`s the picture at least here. Some activity now at the consulate. Some sense that we may finally

get to the bottom of this mystery, the disappearance of a Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi. Ivan, back to you.

WATSON: All right. Thanks, Becky. Now, the Catholic church has seven new saints. CNN`s Vatican correspondent Delia Gallagher has details from Rome.

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DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN VATICAN CORRESPONDENT: A day of celebration at the Vatican as Pope Francis declared seven new saints, including two women

founders of religious orders in Germany and Spain, and a young boy from Naples who died at the age of 19 of bone cancer and whom Pope Francis said

was an example to young people of humility and courage.

[08:35:04] Perhaps the most well-known of today`s new saints are Pope Paul the sixth. He was pope in the 60s and 70s from 1963 to 1978, and oversaw

the changes of the Second Vatican Council bringing the Catholic church into the modern world.

And Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, the archbishop who was assassinated in March of 1980 while he was saying mass in El Salvador. And

Pope Francis was wearing the blood-stained belt of the archbishop that he was wearing on the day that he was assassinated.

Here`s what one priest from El Salvador told us about the importance of Saint Romero.

JORGE ALBERTO FUENTES, CATHOLIC PRIEST (through translator): The prophetic strength of Romero, his social message always current, his defense of the

poor and the most vulnerable of society, without doubt, is a message that we need to reconcile for our country.

GALLAGHER: Over 70,000 people were in St. Peter`s Square for the celebration including dignitaries from around the world. Queen Sophia of

Spain, the president of Italy, El Salvador, Chile and Panama as well as many others, and some 5,000 pilgrims from El Salvador who had come to

celebrate their newest saint.

Delia Gallagher, CNN, Rome.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

WATSON: Coming up, there`s royal news. Britain`s Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting. Prince Harry and Meghan are expecting their first

child and we`ll be live in London with more on the royal bundle of joy. That`s coming up, next.

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WATSON: Welcome back to "News Stream" live from Hong Kong. I`m Ivan Watson. Now, a royal baby is on the way for Britain`s duke and duchess of

Sussex. Kensington Palace announced Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will welcome their first child together in the spring.

The pair had just touched down in Australia for their first tour as a married couple when this news broke. The new baby will be seventh in line

to the British throne.

Now, for more on this, CNN`s Max Foster is live at Buckingham Palace. Let me just ask you, I mean, you`re there at the palace. What`s the atmosphere?

What are people telling you about the potential of a royal baby coming?

MAX FOSTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The baby is due in the spring. We are guessing around April, conceived over the summer, we presumed after the

wedding. We don`t know whether it`s a boy or girl. We won`t know that until the baby is born. This royal baby will be seventh in line to the throne.

We understand that some sort of announcement must have been made on Friday at Princess Eugenie`s wedding because we are told that the royal family

were able to congratulate the couple on their news on Friday at that wedding.

It is not very often that the royal family gets together so it is a good opportunity. Also, Doria Ragland, Meghan`s mother, says it`s lovely news

and that she`s very much looking forward to meeting her first grandchild as well.

[08:39:53] But on these images, there is a bit of speculation even before the announcement because Meghan came off the plane carrying (INAUDIBLE)

front and in the U.K. has been wearing these coats because of the weather. People speculating she might be pregnant.

Now, the news is out and the hunt, Ivan, is on among the royal photographers for the first royal baby bump picture.

WATSON: OK, I can imagine the competition will be quite fierce. Now, again, this is the first trip that this couple made since being married

overseas. They`re going to Australia. I understand they`re going to some other Pacific island nations. Were there any concerns, health concerns

going in to this journey?

FOSTER: According to the British foreign officer, a moderate risk of Zika in Fiji and in Tonga. That should be a concern for pregnant ladies. And

they take a medical advice, something they carry on with that part of the tour. We know that in Fiji, she can be doing some work with U.N. women,

something organized by the Fijian government. She has been very keen on carrying on with that.

Also, it is just a very long tour in itself. It is covering four different countries, more than 17 engagements, but she also feels fit and well enough

to go ahead with that. That`s a good sign. She feels -- she don`t have sort of issues that perhaps (INAUDIBLE) early on in her pregnancy where she felt

very, very sick.

So things seemed to be looking very, very positive. They made no secret of the fact they want to have kids. In the past, seems to (INAUDIBLE) past

comments. So, a very exciting time for them and for the U.K. according to social media commentary at least.

WATSON: I want to ask you as our royal correspondent and you led the coverage of this couple being married just a matter of months ago, any

other kind of observations you had about this development. I mean, this is a big step for any growing family, right? But anything else that you glean

or you`re taking away about this couple`s kind of growth and development?

FOSTER: Meghan Markle is a real rock star at the moment around the world. She has been the biggest star in the world right now. She is biracial and

this baby will be the first sort of member of royal blood with biracial blood as well.

That has become a big debate online, about how this modernization of the monarchy can only be seen as a positive thing and how she is the breath of

fresh air. She is still getting used to the pressure that comes with being in the royal family. I think they are really going to feel that on this

tour as well because literally all the international networks in the world are for them (ph) on this tour.

Harry doesn`t respond very well to large amounts of pressure, media pressure. And if he feels that she is being put on a lot of pressure, he is

going to feel very uncomfortable as a result of that.

But actually a lot of the media coverage is looking at this pregnancy, you know, not just as a celebration but a real mark of the modernization of the

British monarchy which has been a long time coming, Ivan.

WATSON: All right. That`s Max Foster live from Buckingham Palace, our royal correspondent and perhaps rock correspondent, now that you`re

covering this rock star. Thank you very much.

And that is "News Stream." I`m Ivan Watson, but don`t go anywhere, "World Sport" with Amanda Davies is coming up, next.

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