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KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong and welcome to News Stream.

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LU STOUT: North Korea's response to Donald Trump's latest threat by mocking him and the levels of new threat at a territory.

Protests in Kenya as the opposition claims voter fraud but election observers disagree, and a dramatic twist in the U.S.-Russian investigation.

The FBI raided the home of Donald Trump's former Campaign Chairman Paul Ford last month.

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LU STOUT: North Korea is not backing down in its confrontation with the U.S. Pyongyang now says, it is finalizing a plan to attack near U.S.

territory. It says that strike plan will be presented to leader Kim Jong- un in the coming days.

It involves firing four missiles that would pass over Japan and in the sea to some 30 to 40 kilometers from the island of Guam. In the North Korean

capital, a highly organized rally was held on Wednesday.

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LU STOUT: The even was a protest against the latest sanctions approved by the U.N. Security Council. Also on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex

Tillerson tried to reassure Americans saying, they should sleep well at night.

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LU STOUT: CNN's Anna Coren is finding developments. She joins us now live from Seoul. And Anna, South Koreans, we know the have lived with this

threat from the North for so long.

But now that we have these details from North Korea and a timeline on its plan strike on Guam, is that looking at more concern?

ANNA COREN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Kristie, I think it's fair to say that people are definitely concerned here in South Korea. As you say, they have

been living with this threat. We've been some rogue states to its north for decades.

So they are used with these rhetoric and bellicose statements from the North. But it certainly -- I would say a reason of few notches over the

past couple of days. Obviously we had President Moon Jae-in in South Korea keeping that duel open for dialogue. He wants those talks.

He believes the only way to resolve this tension on the Korean Peninsula is for North Korea to enter talks but in the same breath, Kristie, we have

also heard from South Korea that any provocation from the North will be met.

We have a very strong and powerful resolve. So South Koreans and the government in particular are very much concerned about what is happening.

We're also hearing from conservative politicians. Kristie, that they want to reintroduce American tactical nuclear weapon, something that was

withdrawn from South Korea in the 1990. So this certainly is a shift underway that perceive threat from the North.

LU STOUT: And what do South Korean officials make of the mix messaging from the White House with out that strong bellicose language from Trump and

also from his defense secretary versus that call for diplomacy from U.S. secretary of state. Which message do South Korean officials prefer?

COREN: Well I think is said the said as I could see to people are quite shocked by the language from the Donald Trump, these fire and fury at what

he sees. There is a perceive threat to the U.S. mainland.

So really, people were alarmed and -- and quite barbarously if you like. That this sort of language is coming from the president of the United

States.

Obviously Donald Trump breaking away from the way that previous president had dealt with the North -- North Korean regime. So obviously, South

Koreans much prefer that calm and measured wording that language that we heard from Rex Tillerson obviously over the weekend.

He said that he -- he doesn't want to see a regime change in the North. All he wants is for North Korea to stop with the ballistic missile testing

and to come to the table to have those talks.

So this is obviously the preferred way of doing business here in the South to keep things in line, keep tensions under control because as we know,

Kristie, here in the South, there at least a thousand artillery pieces on the North Korean Border which was found.

You know, less than 60 kilometers away from where were you standing and if those artillery pieces were to be unleashed according to the U.S. Defense

Secretary James Mattis, it would unleash a war that -- and fighting that people have not seen in this lifetime.

[08:05:00] So it would be catastrophic, everybody knows that. And for the North, Kristie, it would be absolutely suicidal.

LU STOUT: All right, Anna Coren reporting live from Seoul, thank you, with the reaction from South Korea there. Now, Japan has issued its own

response urging North Korea to stop its provocative actions.

CNN's Sherisse Pham is in Tokyo. She joins us now live. And Sherisse, Japan has only a self-defense force. So does that make Japan feel more

vulnerable?

SHERISSE PHAM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: In some ways it does, Kristie. There has been a growing column on some lawmakers here to reassess these self-

defense forces of Japan because self-defense forces of Japan are exactly that.

Their forces that can defend the country in the event of an eminent attack -- but of course with this ratcheting up of tensions and war of words

between the United States and North Korea, now there is a call to reassess and see whether or not it is worth beefing up those forces.

So that Japan can now launch preemptive strike if you will. So of course today, the Japanese government is responding to this detailed plan for

North Korea to strike, to send missiles over Japan on the way to Guam and Japanese government officials saying we will not tolerate these

provocations from North Korea.

All of these of course coming at a very sensitive time in Japan because this week marks the anniversary of the bombings of both Hiroshima and

Nagasaki, so a strong a reminder, Kristie, that Japan is the only country to have suffered an atomic attack.

LU STOUT: And also I want to get your thoughts on the question that I post just now to, Anna Coren in Seoul without interpreting those mixed signal.

Someone would say conflicting signals from the Trump White House, you know, just the bellicose rhetoric from Donald Trump and Mattis, his defense

secretary versus, you know, the messages of reassurance from Tillerson, at the State Department, are Japanese officials lining up with one stance in

regards to how to deal with North Korea?

PHAM: Yes, they certainly are. I think trying to thread the needle maybe and between those conflicting statements, the Japanese government had not

responded to the most fiery comments from President Donald Trump.

They have avoided commenting on the fire and fury comment but they have come out and said look, the United States had said all options are on the

table and we agree with that.

So Japan is one of the strongest U.S. military allies here in the region and they are sticking by the U.S. stance for now that all options are on

the table.

But we shall see if that will change in the coming days ahead, especially as via messages it seems continue to change from the United States.

Kristie.

LU STOUT: That is Sherisse Pham reporting live for us from Tokyo. Thank you, Sherisse. Now, one big wild card in the crisis is that no one outside

North Korea knows for certain what Kim Jong-un has in his. Nic Robertson looks at Kim's stockpile.

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NIC ROBERTSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: North Korea's missile tests are common knowledge but precisely, what fire power does Kim Jong-un have hidden in

home and kingdom.

He says he has a miniaturized nuclear warhead. U.S. intelligence analysts have accessed the claim, but don't believe it has been tested. Kim's focus

on the global danger he represents are his missiles and how far he can send his alleged bomb.

Last month, he tested his most advanced missile so far, twice the liquid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, the KN-Hwasong-14 flew almost 1000

kilometers, 625 miles. U.S. experts predict potentially the missile might reach the western half of continental U.S.

Kim claims he can target anywhere in the world, including the whole of North America. This year alone, he has conducted 12 testes on various

missiles ranging from the solid fuel medium range ballistic missile to Pukkuksong-2 that flew 500 kilometers to the Hwasong-7, short to medium

range solid fuel ballistic missile.

Then at least two KN-17s solid fuel short range ballistic missiles, a liquid fuel intermediate range ballistic missile Hwasong-12 and the sub

launched surface to ship cruise missiles.

So far they this year, Kim's missiles have had a 2/3 success rate, better than the 50 percent daily rate last year. And Kim hasn't just mad his

missiles more reliable and capable of flying further.

[08:10:00] He has also made them harder to caught by using mobile launches. Beyond the threat oh his missiles, Per Capita, Kim's army can pack a punch

as of 2015 about 1.19 million active service personnel.

Three and a half thousand battle tanks have real concerns on a densely populated Korean Peninsula, more than 24 thousand artillery pieces.

Kim has the means to create mayhem. The question is, does he have the will for what would be a hugely ugly war. Nic Robertson, CNN London.

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LU STOUT: The time (Inaudible) Guam had suddenly become the center of global attention as North Korea continues make threats. CNN's Ivan Watson

is there. He joins me now live.

Ivan, now that North Korea has shared more details about its plans strike on Guam, is there more concerned there in the island?

IVAN WATSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, you know, it's interesting I asked the Governor of Guam, Eddie Calvo about whether or not he had any reaction

to the latest details, these four alleged intercontinental -- intermediate ballistic missiles that North Korea has threatened to fire in this

direction.

And he said, no we don't have a new response to this. The threat level here has not gone up at all since the verbal threats and written threats

from Pyongyang first began.

And he has been taking care to try to reassure the population here pointing out that there is substantial U.S. military defense and infrastructure, and

umbrella between Guam and North Korea.

Pointing out that the U.S. has military bases in South Korea and in Japan, and that any North Korean missile would have to fly over those countries

first and you also have to take into consideration the defense capabilities of South Korea and Japan as well.

In addition to that, he points out that Guam itself is protected by a THAAD missile defense system which was deployed after North Korea and

specifically Kim Jong-un in his first time when he had just assume the position supreme leader in North Korea when he first began making threats

directly at this U.S. Island in the Western Pacific. Kristie.

LU STOUT: So, Ivan, you manage to speak with the governor of Guam. He gave you that message of reassurance saying there was no change in the

threat level on the island.

What have you seen on the ground there? Have you seen is any additional security measures, have you seen any drills, any additional military

presence?

WATSON: I think the way to sum it up is there is more concern among people I've spoke but no signs of panic whatsoever. Alternatively, in the bay

behind me here, there were tourists snorkeling and swimming, children playing in the ocean, on the flight I took in from Korea has this war of

words between Pyongyang and Washington was unfolding.

It was full of tourists from Korea coming to Guam, the potential of a North Korean missile attack to have a good time. We saw a woman in a wedding

dress in the lobby of our hotel today. So tourists are clearly still coming here and a lot of the hotels are full.

That said, there is some concern, I spoke with a woman, an assistant manager at a restaurant who said that she's had to tell her 6 and 8-year-

old children what to do if the emergency sirens off, what to do if there is an evacuation drill at school while she is at work and what to do in the

worst-case scenario, if a missile attack does in fact come.

Some people are stockpiling food, others are saying, we've heard this kind of stuff before. I'm not going to do anything different right now.

Kristie.

LU STOUT: Yes, they've heard it before but it's quite a time to be a tourist (Inaudible) of Guam. Ivan Watson reporting live for us from the

island, thank you.

The war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un has inflamed tensions rapidly but has the situation really change in any meaningful way.

Earlier, CNN's John Vause put up with Carl Baker at Pacific Forum in Hawaii. He says, president's cabinet has shown it will dial things back

that Mister Trump's rhetoric becomes perhaps too heated.

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CARL BAKER, DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS AT PACIFIC FORUM CSIS: I think that the -- the cabinet has demonstrated the ability to actually push back when he does

go too far off the rails. And I think that -- that this is certainly the case in this instance.

That he has overstated the case and he is playing to his domestic audience. I think that is what we need to appreciate is you know, the rhetoric about

the nuclear weapons. It's clear that that does not change since he took office.

[08:15:00] He didn't -- that wasn't in his first act as president. So I think it is clear that that he's making these statements to play the

domestic audience. What he needs to appreciate is that there's an international audience listening.

And again, I think that his cabinet understands that and that is why they basically come back and try to -- try to play down a little bit of what

he's saying.

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LU STOUT: Carl Baker of CSIC there. So they appear to be these different tones coming from the Trump administration on the North Korea crisis, the

president threatening fire and fury. The U.S. secretary of state telling all to sleep well at night, don't worry.

CNN's Barbara Starr is at the Pentagon. She joins us now live. Barbara again, very mixes messages. Is there one coherent approach, a coherent

policy under Trump on North Korea?

BARBARA STARR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think there very much is. The administration and the substance of it is, they are very focused on trying

to get a diplomatic solution, the secretary of state, the secretary of defense will tell you they are not looking for war.

Even wit Secretary Mattis' very tough words, even with the president's very tough words behind the scenes and really out in front. All indications are

that they really do hope for a diplomatic solution.

These latest threatening actions about Guam from the North Korean regime, obviously a great concern and obviously leading the U.S. military to be

very sure it has all its defenses in order and can respond if something were to happen. Kristie.

LU STOUT: Yes, but there has been in some pretty bellicose language used by North Korea as well as the U.S. through President Donald Trump and in

addition to that, a dire warning from James Mattis, what did he say?

STARR: Well let me read part of what the secretary of defense's statement was and he said that the DPRK must choose to stop isolating itself and

stand out its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

The DPRK should see any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people, very tough words from the

secretary of defense to reporters traveling with him out to the West Coast of the United States.

But we do know from his statements in the past from his current statements he still very much wants to see a diplomatic solution. What he is a

warning about their substantively is if North Korea initiates an attack, the U.S. will respond very heavily with U.S. military power.

LU STOUT: Understood. But in the meantime, the focus on diplomacy, and Barbara Starr reporting live for us from the Pentagon. Thank you. You're

watching News Stream and still a head on the program, an FBI raid on the home of a former Trump campaign official. And members of the president's

inner circle are reacting to the news.

Also ahead, the U.S. State Department says several embassy employees suffered strange symptoms while serving in Cuba, while the U.S. believes

they may have been the victims of potential acoustic attack. That is story straight ahead.

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LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong. Welcome back. This is News Stream. Now we are following a dramatic development in the investigation

into the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia.

FBI agents raided the home of former Trump chairman Paul Manafort. The raid happened two weeks ago, but news of the raid, that just came out and

it's not sitting well with members of President Trump's inner circle.

CNN's Joe Johns is with us from Bridgewater, New Jersey. Of course near the Trump National Golf Club where the president is staying.

And Joe, a source has told CNN that news of this raid rattled Trump's inner circle. Has there been any reaction from the Trump White House?

JOE JOHNS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Not official, Kristie, but it's certainly to say that the people in the world were unsettled by this news, especially

those who have not heard about the FBI raid -- if I can call it that.

It was first reported by the Washington Post. This was federal agents -- FBI agents working with the investigation into Russian interference in the

last election, the raid occurred on July 26th of this year.

This was just after Mister Manafort had testified on Capitol Hill. Actually, it was an interview with congressional investigators.

So what does it all mean, number one, it's important because it is clear that a judge has signed off on arguments brought before that judge that

there is probable cause that a crime was committed.

In this case it's also clear evidence that the Special Counsel Robert Mueller is moving very aggressively to try to get to the bottom of this.

As you know, he is also impaneled a grand jury in Washington D.C. So an important development and yes unsettling for people in Trump world.

LU STOUT: Yes, and news of this raid has brings the spotlight from way back onto the Russian probe. I understand that there was new polling that

was out this morning about the mood among Americans.

Do Americans see the Russian probe as a serious matter or some way to undermine and discredit U.S. President Trump?

JOHNS: The polling definitely indicates that Americans do see this issue as a serious matter and the polling also indicates -- at least CNN polling

indicates that a majority of Americans do not believe that president of the United States at least so far has handled his part of this investigation

very well. So there are real concerns out there.

LU STOUT: All right, Joe Johns reporting live from Bridgewater, New Jersey for us, thank you so much. Take care.

A senior U.S. State Department official tells CNN that several employees at its embassy at Havana, Cuba may be targeted an acoustic. All the employees

suffered a variety of symptoms since late last year which resemble concussions.

Before the two countries restore ties in 2015, diplomats complained of harassment by Cuban officials. The Cuban government insists it does not

know what is going on here.

Now Patrick Oppmann is following developments from Havana. He joins us now and Patrick, this is such a strange story. What exactly happened in this

acoustic attack and also, what does that mean?

PATRICK OPPMANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, there are just so many questions here and U.S. government officials tell us there's a lot -- they still

don't know, Kristie.

But looking back at this -- you know, the timeline of it, late last year, certain diplomats here working at the U.S. Embassy Havana, just began

coming down with very strange symptoms.

Concussion like symptoms, nausea, hearing loss and as they investigated this, they said it became clear that there was some sort of outside attack

coming using these, you know, acoustic as what it's been called.

But it's actually something you cannot hear using high-frequency waves. Someone's microwave radiation they believe to essentially hurt diplomats

here.

They do not know if it was meant to affect their health as was done or if this was some sort of intelligence operation that led to of these symptoms

if they were just trying to listen and gathered communication -- their communications as so often as has happened here.

U.S. diplomats know the Cuban keep a very close eye on them but what has happened as a result is a very ugly diplomatic incident where the United

States now has a pulled two Cuban diplomats.

[08:25:00] They are being expelled from United States -- have been expelled from the United States and essentially, the United states is telling Cuba

to knock this out that they believe the Cuban government is aware or has some kind of knowledge or role in this targeting of U.S. employees with

these high-frequency waves that have caused several people here to become very I'll.

LU STOUT: And that Havana is saying the U.S. is pointing the finger at Cuba, saying look you know, our staff, they have been harassed here. If

that's the case, that the victims of this acoustic attack -- why is Cuba doing this?

OPPMANN: Well if -- if it's the in dropping, you know, that stuff that goes on and the Cuban intelligence is notorious for spying on enemies,

allies, even their own government officials.

This is a government that has a lot of suspicion about what U.S. diplomats are doing here, and recently they -- will not them leave Havana without

special permission.

So even though Barack Obama, when he became here, said the Cold War is over, Cuban officials don't like buying to that. Certainly with Donald

Trump saying that he wants to take a much harder line on Cuba that has ratcheted up tensions, and this is only going to deteriorate the relation

further.

LU STOUT: Yes, absolutely. Patrick Oppmann live for us from Havana. Thank you so much, Patrick. You're watching News Stream. And coming up,

clashes between Kenyan's unhappy with election results and the police turned deadly. Now, we'll be live in Nairobi to tell you what the

situation is right now.

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LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching News Stream and these are your world headlines.

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LU STOUT: North Korea in says a plan to launch missiles near U.S. territory will be presented to Kim Jong-un in the next several days. It

involves firing four missiles into the sea of the Island of Guam passing over Japan on route.

The governor of Guam says the territory's alert level has not changed since Pyongyang issued its threat. The U.N. says a smuggler deliberately drowned

after 50 Somalia-Ethiopian migrants by pushing them into the Arabian Sea. That is to say the smugglers though he saw a police on the shore and forced

the migrants overboard.

Now the International Organization for Migration now says a second boat has forced 180 migrants into the water and some are missing.

Eighteen people in Northern England are the latest to be convicted in a sexual assault investigation. Police say a child sex gang drugged and

raped nearly 300 women and girls. And only eight people have been convicted during the three year investigation.

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LU STOUT: Now let's go back to our top news this hour. North Korea says it is preparing the plan to fire missiles near the U.S. territory of Guam.

CNN's Will Ripley has reported extensively from inside North Korea. He joins us now liver from Beijing. Will, we are now getting a lot of details

from North Korea on its plan to target Guam. What is the north planning to do?

WILL RIPLEY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: We're used to hearing threats, Kristie, quite often from North Korea to annihilate the U.S.

mainland. There's often very colorful language, but what makes this different and really I have never seen a statement like this before from

North Korea, is the level of technical detail.

This talks about the flight path, flying four Hwasong-12 missiles up over Japan, sending them about 3,400 kilometers to the U.S. territory of Guam,

putting those missiles down within 30 to 44 kilometers, less than 20 miles from Guam, home to Andersen Air Force Base, Marine Base Guam. Six thousand

troops and 160,000 American citizens are living there.

And so for North Korea, what I read in this, for North Korea to go to this much technical detail, either they are bluffing or they feel confident in

their technical ability to actually pull this off, possibly in a matter of days. They are saying they are going to have a plan ready for their leader,

Kim Jong-un, to look over very soon.

LU STOUT: And that's question, isn't? They have delivered this plan after delivering the threats. Are they bluffing or not? We'll just have to wait

and see.

Meanwhile, China, its views. We know that China wants peaceful pressure on North Korea. So, what is to make of the rising rhetoric coming not only

from North Korea but also the U.S.?

RIPLEY: Well, we have yet to get an official government response to all that has unfolded in the last 24 hours because the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs (INAUDIBLE).

But after we asked them about President Trump's fiery and fury remarks and the initial North Korean threat of attacking Guam, the ministry put out a

statement urging all sides to remain calm, to acknowledge the complexities and sensitivities of the situation on Korean Peninsula and to avoid

(INAUDIBLE), to avoid actions and dialogue that could further inflame the situation.

And so this from North Korea certainly isn't what China wants to see and what would even be more concerning for China would be if there were actions

to back it up because if North Korea were to pull off what they are saying that they are going to do, it would be their most provocative missile task

ever.

However, China does not feel that North Korea is alone in the causing the tensions in this region. Even though the U.S. and its allies say North

Korea is the sole aggressor here, China believes that the United States plays a role with their actions in terms of joint military exercises with

South Korea and now Japan also participating in things like flyovers.

The B-1B bombing flyover earlier this week is what caused North Korea to start talking about targeting Guam in the first place. And of course the

rhetoric from President Trump including tweeting about boasting about modernizing America's nuclear arsenal. That is not something that China

wants to see.

They want both sides to calm down and to try to talk to each other, after freezing the provocative behavior on either side, something that North

Korea and the U.S. have both indicated they are not willing to do.

LU STOUT: Will Ripley live in Beijing for us. Thank you, Will.

Now, we have been hearing some tough talk in Washington, but will it have the desired effect on Pyongyang? Brian Todd tries to answer that.

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BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): President Trump's message to Kim Jong-un -- have no doubt about American firepower if you continue to

threaten the U.S.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: They will be met with fire, fury and frankly power, the likes of which this world has never seen

before.

TODD (voice-over): Possibly playing the good cop, the president's top diplomat stressed nothing has changed militarily in the region.

REX TILLERSON, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: I think the president, what the president is doing is sending a strong message to North Korea in language

that Kim Jong-un would understand.

TODD (voice-over): Kim's regime has often used apocalyptic rhetoric, its state run media recently saying if the U.S. teases North Korea with

sanctions and military might, America will be quote, catapulted into an unimaginable sea of fire. But the concern now is that the president and

some members of his administration are venturing onto dangerous terrain by provoking the young tyrant.

ROBERT MANNING, SENOR FELLOW, ATLANTIC COUNCIL: Part of this escalating rhetoric game which I think is really not very helpful and is just

ratcheting up tensions. My fear is this is how nations blunder into wars.

TODD (voice-over): Trump's defense secretary seemed to push Kim even more, saying North Korea should stop considering actions quote, that would lead

to the end of its regime. Analysts say that is what might provoke Kim more than almost anything else, the threat of being tossed out of power or

assassinated. They say we should never lose sight of what this man can do even to those close to him when threatened like that.

BRUCE KLINGNER, FORMER CIA ANALYST: He even has his uncle, his mentor, executed

[08:35:00] by anti-aircraft artillery. He was seen as the second most powerful man in North Korea. And he was a relative and Kim Jong-un took him

out.

TODD (voice-over): Experts say Kim like his father is known to use bluster in a calculating way, to stir the pot then sit back and gauge the response.

But even if they are speaking in terms Kim would quote, understand some believe President Trump and his defense secretary will get the opposite of

what they're looking for from Kim's regime.

KLINGNER: They say they need nuclear weapons to deter against this war- hungry United States. So these kinds of comments or even other comments vowing to attack North Korea if they cross a technological threshold will

only affirm that to North Korea's mind why they need their nuclear weapons.

TODD: But there are those who say the rhetoric from previous American presidents has not worked and tougher talk is needed right now. One analyst

who has supported President Trump in the past says this is a more dangerous moment than Trump's predecessors faced with North Korea. And the

president's language sends a necessary message to Kim that America can act with force if pushed. Brian Todd, CNN, Washington.

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LU STOUT: While the White House is trying to intimidate Pyongyang, it is getting stir down literally by a giant chicken. We will tell you what the

inflatable fowl is doing there next.

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LU STOUT: Kenyans wait still for the final election results there. The early numbers are being called fake, and that seen two people killed in

clashes with the police. Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, disputes the preliminary results that show him trailing President Uhuru Kenyatta.

He says the election commission was hacked. Its chairman has just responded. He says there was an attempt to hack the commission but it was

unsuccessful. We are expecting to hear from Odinga at a press conference shortly.

In the meantime, CNN's Clarissa Ward spoke to former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is in Nairobi.

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JOHN KERRY, FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: It's a paper ballot vote. And so it is determinable as to what happened. And I think it is important for

all of the candidates to allow the process to be transparently put to the test and then if they have a concern, go through the rule of law, go to the

court process, and let the evidence be there for everybody to see. I think there is great legitimacy in the basic process. The question now that has

to be tested is did everybody follow it?

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LU STOUT: The former chief diplomat of the United States, John Kerry, there with his prescription.

Now, let's cross over to CNN's Farai Sevenzo, who is in Nairobi for us. Mr. Odinga not happy with the results so far. There is rising tension leading

to deathly clashes. How is this all being managed there?

FARAI SEVENZO, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: You know, Kristie, it is important to remember that these two people who died in Mathare which is a

slum just outside of Nairobi, one of Mr. Odinga's strongholds (INAUDIBLE) spontaneous reactions to what was coming out. That's one way of looking at

it. But they were certainly spontaneous.

The footage we have been watching, our sources in Mathare, in (INAUDIBLE), in (INAUDIBLE), all these areas unusually bubble up in trouble. But of

course, I spoke to Amnesty International last night. And they have been warning that he police must treat protesters and facilitate their rights to

talk about what they are feeling.

Unfortunately, as you say, two people died yesterday in Mathare. I was a bit concerned (ph). The acting cabinet secretary for the interior, Mr. Fred

Matiangi, 24 hours ago issued a statement saying Kenyans must remain calm and allow the process of tallying to be completed. And as you just heard

there from former Secretary of State John Kerry, all the observers are on the same page.

They say that this is a process. It is a paper ballot and it is the paper trail they will follow, not the electronic means. Mr. Odinga is on the

other side. We are waiting for him to give another press conference and perhaps talk to CNN. That's all in the day. Kristie.

LU STOUT: The process is underway, going through the vote count, but tension is still there. Are either of the candidates, Mr. Odinga or Mr.

Kenyatta, going out of their way to discourage violence and to ask for calm?

SEVENZO: You know, Kristie, the kind of tension that we see in the Kenyan election is not a first. It had been in 2007 when a lot of people lost

their lives. It had been in 2013 (INAUDIBLE) one man accepted his loss. It is happening again. It is primarily because this has been an ongoing battle

between these two main characters. The dramatic persona of this Kenyan drama has not changed.

Mr. Kenyatta is vying for a second term. Mr. Odinga is vying for the fourth time for the presidency and it is always a very (INAUDIBLE). Their

supporters always feel (INAUDIBLE) which means our rights, our rights. We can expect the tension to be still the same even though the streets are

quiet and the children are on school holidays and some of the shops are closed, but it's a manageable tension, I would say, Kristie.

LU STOUT: (INAUDIBLE) that there will be any (INAUDIBLE) violence that Kenya witness after that disputed election 10 years ago. Farai Sevenzo

reporting for us live. Thank you so much and take care.

The White House has new visitor trying to get attention. A giant inflatable chicken popped up across in the White House and you may notice the

rooster's comb, it looks kind of like the president's signature hairstyle. The man responsible says the chicken is there because Mr. Trump is afraid

to release his tax returns, is too afraid to stand up to Russia, and is playing a game of chicken with North Korea.

Mr. Trump is probably missing the message because as we all know he is on work vacation in New Jersey while the White House is under renovation.

And that is "News Stream." I'm Kristie Lu Stout. But don't go anywhere. "World Sport" with Alex Thomas in London and Patrick Snell at the PJ tour

in North Carolina is next.

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