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♪ police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager said he is calling it quits. but some say that is too little, too late. >> these are the protests that turned deadly in cairo after former egyptian president hosni mubarak is cleared of conspiracy murder charges. but the case may not be over yet. >> and the pope is set to wrap up his visit to turkey aimed at bridging religious divides. and hello and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. and i'm george howe, we
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begin in ferguson, missouri, where darren wilson decided to resign after he was found not guilty in the shooting death of michael brown. >> he decided to resign after the violent threats were made against his department. in his resignation letter he said it is my hope to work in police work, but it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. i would like to thank all of my supporters and fellow officers throughout this process. >> and we are already hearing reaction from protesters there in ferguson. many are saying that wilson should have resigned a long time ago. listen. >> he is 112 days late. thank goodness, we're so glad. >> do you think his resignation means anything? >> no, it does not. >> no, it doesn't. it just means he got away with murder. he is free, he has gone to live
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his life and do whatever he wants to do. that is all it means. >> and those were just some of the protesters back on the streets saturday. so far there have been no arrests. other protesters from ferguson are marching to the missouri state capital. that is about 120 miles or roughly 190 kilometers. they started out on saturday after gathering at the apartment complex where michael brown was shot and killed. they will be on the road for nearly a week. businesses in ferguson are trying to pick up the pieces from the destructive protests earlier this week. and one restaurant has become a place to heal. here is cnn's sara sidner in ferguson. >> reporter: some of monday night's destruction in ferguson final accessible in the daylight. the protesters call for justice, getting lost in the images of destruction created by the few, affecting the many. in the wake of the destruction, a glimmer of hope. at kathy's kitchen, where a
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window was smashed but the rest left intact but the doors are now opened less than 24 hours after being vandalized. >> so here in kathy's kitchen, it is about letting people come in and smile a little bit. some people are coming in and crying a little bit. it is a place to heal, what better way to do that than with food? >> they can do that, because the protesters broke into the business that was his wife's long-time dream, kathy's kitchen, the restaurant named after her. >> the new place we're opening, the barbecue place, we estimated it got about $22,000 in damage. they broke out windows. >> and a young coach is teaching people about basketball and life, saying the community could have been saved from the devastation that hit his street
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and west florissant. >> my government, we had an opportunity for this not to happen. >> he mostly blames the governor for not ordering the national guard to the streets earlier to stop the destruction. >> don't you think though, there is personal responsibility that needs to be taken by the people who actually did this and committed the crime? >> well, we have to look at it from another point of view. everybody out there that are not protesting are not protesters. w actually have criminals and homeless people involved. this is the first time in a society where a criminal feels he has a voice and he is angry, too, so what do you expect a criminal to do? this is an opportunity that a criminal all he has to do is look in the past and realize they're not going to do anything. so he gets to march up and down the street for once in his life and not being penalized. >> so we've seen the clashes,
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looting, raw anger about michael brown's death. but there is one image we want to point out here that has gone viral. it really captures the hopeful moment. this is the picture, the image captured at a rally in portland, oregon, seeing 12-year-old devonte hart. he was holding a sign, free hugs. a police officer asked him why he was crying, then hart said he was upset about how young african-americans were treated. the officer asked for a hug. it is certainly an image that speaks volumes, given a lot of other images that we've seen, this is strong. >> it is a good one, our country needs more of that. now we turn to egypt where the country's prosecutor general said he will appeal saturday's decision clearing hosni mubarak of all charges against him. >> you see it there. that is the reaction in cairo on the streets. police fired tear gas on the
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streets during demonstrations and clashes that left at least one person dead, nine others injured. the prosecutor general will plan to appeal the court decision. but it is unclear at this point if mubarak will be allowed to go free after he was charged. and in cairo, we get a closer look. >> looks like you have a man -- started off as peaceful protests, with tear gas and sounds like hand grenades as well as shotgun shells being fired. here hundreds of people if not in the low thousands of people are out tonight. these are people who are chanting down with the military government. a reference to the president who calms the military. it doesn't look like the protesters -- they keep
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continuing to push toward tahrir square. >> they are dispersing us today, armored vehicles are all around us, why? we don't know. we fought in the name of religion, they say we are terrorists and want to kill our count country. we don't know how. >> we certainly understand the frustration of the egyptian people. my goodness this has been going on a long time. and in cairo, dozens more people were arrested. and the pope, coming up what is next on his agenda and how his visit is going so far to promote religious tolerance. >> plus, as isis militants stand poised in the iraqi capital of baghdad. more on cnn.
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pope francis is wrapping up his three-day trip to turkey. >> we're taking you to some live pictures, you can see he is celebrating the divine liturgy, in hours he will make a public blessing. earlier, the pope met with the chief rabbi. >> yes, he is meeting with a variety of religious leaders, trying to promote diversity. here is cnn's correspondent arwa damon. >> pope francis arriving on day
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two on his very challenging visit to turkey. challenging because of the plight of christianity in the region. now, this portion of the trip is at the in vitation of the leade. this is his message of the interfaith dialogue, pope francis visiting the blue mosque there. with prayers alongside the grand mufti of istanbul. the building in and of itself, perhaps epitomizing what pope francis hopes to accomplish. it was originally built as a church, it was repurposed into a mosque. now as a museum inside, decorating its walls are both islamic caligraphy and christian
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frescoes, the plight here is perhaps at its most tenuous than in the last century perhaps, christians have seen themselves driven out of iraq first by al qaeda. the pope feels the need to build the pillar of trust across both religions. the concern is if the status quo is allowed to continue we may no longer see christians live in peace in the area. arwa damon, istanbul. and heavy fighting continues in the kurdish city of kobani. they are fighting near the turkish border. 40 fighters on both sides so far were killed on saturday. >> so that is the fighting on
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the ground. but there is also fighting from the air. the observation group said that u.s.-led coalition groups targeted areas including one attack on an isis tank. the militants now control wide stretches of iraq's anbar province, and they're a constant threat to the capital. cnn has more on the defenses from an iraqi commander. >> reporter: this is life in baghdad. car bombs, suicide bombs, roadside bombs, thousands wounded and killed. bombs that could strike anywhere at any time. and that is how it has been for more than ten years. still, life goes on in the city. while isis may be right on baghdad's doorstep, officials are confident that the city is strong but the threat from inside remains. >> we captured so many of them here inside baghdad, still
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working. sometimes they are having some action ahead, but now there is no fair from the previous signs there will be a plan for baghdad. >> reporter: the general of the interior ministry gives us a rare tour of the checkpoints. >> this is the method to check the cars. if there is a sign of any vehicle we will send it on the place to check it by hand and sometimes by k-9. >> reporter: for years, iraq has depended on this device, now known to be a fake explosives detector. he was providing a false sense of security to iraq and elsewhere, and making enormous profits. his lawyers say he was not responsible for any attacks. iraqi officials have insisted
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that at times the device works. now there are new plans for the capital. within days, they will deploy the first batch of the new scanning vehicles. >> some of them are moving vehicles. they are modern. >> reporter: by february, the government aims to have the explosive scanners all over the city with the focus on baghdad's gates. >> logically we are trying to reduce the numbers of the checkpoints in baghdad and getting this inside the vehicles. and a civilian intelligence unit will be here in so many places in baghdad. for this man, searching for example the back of the car if there is a kind of bomb or tools, and by the way, isis trying to get the benefit from some special places. >> he says every day is a learning experience for the security forces and the people
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of the city. >> the people of baghdad want to survive. they're challenging any isis implement. we have the will to live and we will do it. >> no one knows where the next threat will come from. for now, all we can do is try and be a step ahead. cnn, baghdad. >> now on to afghanistan, the parliament there has approved the agreements that will allow the u.s. forces to stay in the country past 2014. at the same time, the taliban is making it clear they are not going out quietly. they changed heavy gunfire with afghan security forces on saturday as they attacked a home. four aide workers in kabul, two aide workers were killed. british forces left in the
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helmand province, a fierce battle has been going on since thursday. and former french president sarkozy is looking at a comeback. he could now set his sights back on the presidency which he lost to socialist francois hollande two years ago. and coming up, he would have turned 26 today. and plus, sailors run into trouble while competing in the volvo ocean race. than the drive. it's more than the car. for lotus f1 team, the competitive edge is the cloud. powered by microsoft dynamics, azure, and office 365, the team can gain real time insights and instantly share information around the globe. when every millisecond counts, staying competitive begins with the cloud.
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welcome back, there is another tragedy in the world of cricket. an umpire in israel who reports say was also the captain of the national team died after suffering a head injury during a game. >> it is just really bizarre. another accident similar to last week. according to the news service, he suffered a catastrophic head wound when he was hit in the head by a ball. it ricochetted and oscar later died at a hospital. >> the umpire's death comes just days after an australian cricket player, hughes. he died on thursday.
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hughes would have turned 26 today. in australia, the people are laying out their cricket bats to honor him. the first test match was in india to let the players grieve. others are honoring him on a rugby team, playing tribute to him on sunday. and in australia, the a-league football players had a moment of silence honoring hughes. there is encouraging news for the living legend, pele, the source said he should be taken off the kidney dialysis in just hours. he was admitted for a urinary tract infection. he is improving but is still in intensive care. and u.s. olympian lindsey
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vonn returning to sports. the road to recovery has been hard for her. cnn has more on her competition and her goals in rejoining the team. >> reporter: in the last 22 months, lindsey vonn has had surgeries, rehab and was forced to watch from the sidelines in the winter olympic games in sochi. but now, america's sweetheart is back and we traveled here to her hometown of vail to see where she is mentally and physically. how excited are you to be back in the race and competing? >> i am extremely excited. to be back in the race again, skiing is what i love. it is my passion, i love competing going 90 miles an hour. it is just in my blood. >> and after everything you have been through, are you willing now to risk as much on the mountain as you used to? >> yeah, i'm definitely ready to
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risk it all. i mean, it is what i do best. the one thing that i have learned is that i need to save that risk for racing. you know, i'm willing to risk everything in races but not in training anymore. >> after the disappointment of sitting out the olympic games in sochi, vonn has committed herself to staying there in 2015. >> there is definitely the world cup, overall record that is kind of weighing on my mind. i'm three shy of tieing. and four shy of beating it. but the olympics is something bigger. and i just hope for another chance to be able to get another medal. >> would you say you handle pressure now differently than you did say five years ago? >> oh, 100%, it doesn't really affect me now. five years ago you know before the olympics in vancouver, you
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know it was relatively new to me. and it just -- what people said really affected me. now, i'm just focused on me and i know that if i -- you know, stay true to myself and just focus on my own goals that everything is going to work out okay. >> if you had an opportunity to talk to your younger self, lindsey vonn, when she was 17 years old what advice would you give her? >> i would just tell her to be a little bit smarter and a little more careful. more careful, growing up i was always 110% all the time. you know, there was no 50%. there are just always as fast as i could go. and that is -- that has gotten me injured quite a few times. so i would just you know, tell myself to be a little bit more cautious. >> coming up in the next hour, lindsey vonn opens up about her
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source of inspiration as she fought to get back on the top of the slopes. >> tiger and i kind of went through rehab with both of our injuries at a similar time. and you know we were both in the gym together and pushing each other and motivating each other and both frustrated. but you know, i think we both helped each other a lot through that time. and you know, i draw a lot of inspiration from him. and i think he does the same with me. and we just continue to push each other. and it is a really positive relationship in that way. >> it is a very telling interview. we'll tell you what else she has to say about her boyfriend and golf star tiger woods. >> yeah, she was asked are you a better golfer than tiger is a skier? >> they're both very competitive. >> she lets us know who is the winner at ping pong. and one group of sailors is now out of the ocean.
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it ran aground. everybody is safe but the sail boat is severely damaged. >> now all of this happened as they were traveling into a tropical cyclone during the race's second leg during the middle of the indian ocean. just look at the condition there that the sailors had to endure. but the teams were ready to take it all. >> saturday is cyclone day. >> this storm is second to none. we -- i mean, i have never seen something more impressive than this. it is like wheee! >> you talk about competitive and intense. >> yeah, they both made it out of the weather okay. some of the sailors say the wind actually helped them. in other words, they fell right into that cyclone as derek van dam was telling us just to get a little the wind.
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>> adrenalin junkies if you ask me, who sails into the middle of the cyclone? but look at the video. look at how fast they're going. they actually use the wind generated by the cyclone to propel their boats by 45, 35 kilometers. this is impressive stuff. i sail quite a bit and to be able to sail that fast you need a lot of talent and a lot of endurance. now, these guys are true sportsmen. so hats off to them. hey, just a little bit of a back story. the boat that actually ran aground, and the reef that forced the teen to exit the boat actually happened in the middle of the night. and the decision to leave the boat which by the way was a $7.5 million decision. okay? so they had to leave the boat behind. happened in the middle of the night. and they waded through knee-deep shark infested oceans to get to one little rocky area to keep
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them safe while they get rescued. >> you know, they can go through a cyclone, but all of a sudden getting stuck on a reef is kind of embarrassing, i don't know. >> i think adrenalin junkies are the easiest way to describe it. this is where they're at right now. the current location of the fleet of boats that continues to move northeast of madagascar. this is mauricious, the remnants of where they sailed at this time, they're well away from the cyclone and the weather conditions will quickly be improving. they will not feel the effects of the cyclone. they are on their way to the next destination for the race. all right, let's talk about what is happening over california. we've had a drought-stricken state for several months. in fact, over 90,000 square miles of extreme drought conditions across the state of
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california. that is minnesota and delaware combined in terms of coverage. but things will change. we have much-needed rain in the forecast through the middle of this work week. coastal rainfall from san francisco all the way to los angeles. this is the latest radar. and you can see -- the abundance of moisture here that will continue. we're watching the long-range computer models and we could pick up anywhere from one to three inches of rainfall across the coastal areas with even higher amounts expected across the mountains, which is good for skiers, as well. this time of year we should typically see 4.8 millimeters of rainfall. we only have seen 4.8, but should typically see more across los angeles. and the accumulation over the next four days we'll exceed that quite easily. we'll bring much needed relief
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to this area. look at the snowfall totals we're expecting across the eastern parts of california. great news for lake tahoe. >> derek, i just have to go back to the shark-infested waters. >> shark-infested waters huddled on one piece of the rock to keep them safe before they're rescued. abandoning a $1.57 million sail boat. derek, thank you so much. the news continues here on cnn. as the number of ebola cases increases hope is on the horizon with the experimental treatment for a vaccine. plus, a boy is reunited with his mother. his harrowing story about where he was found coming up. mr. mucus: to work, with you. it's taco tuesday. man: you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. mr. mucus: oh, right then i'll swing by in like 4 hours... just set aside a few tacos for me. man: forget the tacos!
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welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world to our continuing news coverage here on cnn. i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen, darren wilson has now resigned from the ferguson police force nearly a week after the grand jury declined to indict him in the shooting of the unarmed teenager, michael brown. wilson said his department was threatened with violence if had he stayed. >> and egypt's prosecutor general plans to appeal the decision regarding hosni mubarak and the incidents in 2011. the clashes left at least one dead and nine others injured. it is still not clear at this point if the former egyptian president will be allowed to go free. pope francis is wrapping up
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his three-day visit to turkey aimed at strengthening the religious relations. his visit included discussions with spiritual advisers. earlier the pope met privately with turkey's chief rabbi. well, the number of ebola cases has risen significantly in the past week. >> the world health organization says there are now 16,000 of suspected or confirmed cases of the virus, most cases being in guinea, library and sierra leone. the world health organization says that several thousand have died from ebola. >> in liberia, the deaths have
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stabilized. cnn has more from the world health organization. >> if this works or is the best solution so far, you're going to need money for the vaccines, infrastructure to get the vaccines into countries, and personnel to actually vaccinate them. otherwise, you will be sitting there with ab answer but nobody will know the question. >> you're absolutely right. it is one thing to have the magic bullet in your hands, but the hardest part is getting those vaccines out to every place. we know these are very difficult places to do anything in. any kind of medical care is difficult to achieve. that is why we have raging outbreaks in these countries. so absolutely. we're going to have to have a lot of personnel.
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we're going to have to have excellent infrastructure and managed the chain. and again, there are a large number of people working out how we're going to do that right now. >> i don't want to rain on anyone's parade when there is good news of this nature. but, the fact is these vaccines didn't come from nowhere. and the research and development didn't happen when this outbreak began. so they were in the pipeline. the tragedy is it took this outbreak to give it a boost, to get people on with it. >> well, that has certainly been raised. but i think if you look at the history of infectious diseases, that is often the case. that the real impetus to get something out is when humanity is crying out for it. but the research was ongoing,
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and there was extremely good work and very hard work. so had that work not been done we would have had nothing. >> well, it has been a long battle for thousands of west africans dealing with this disease. liberia's president talked with cnn a day after traveling across the country to meet health care workers along the front lines. >> it's affected the lives of many people. many have died, including health care workers. that has brought our regular health care service to a halt. because health workers were afraid to go and treat anybody.
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we had to close schools. and that meant -- that means that most of our young people, most of our children, you know, are now suffering a psychological effect of having to stay home. the most difficult days, we were the poster child of intensity of this disease. this country prayed all the churches, prayers, fasting and praying. this is a very strongly religious nation. today, we thank god that our
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communities are taking charge. we're much more experienced. our health workers are back at work. we're settling our issues and partners have come in, with positive signs and we're bringing this epidemic under control. the overall number of health care workers you wouldn't believe, they're something like 8,000-plus. all over the country. not all of them are trained and certainly also the facilities are not up to the level where they can provide efficient health service. we're making sure that unlike initially, that they have enough protective gear. it took us a while, given our circumstances, but now we think we're responding quite well to the needs of our health care
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workers. >> so amazing these health care workers on the front lines putting their lives on the lines. because they're so wrapped up we really never get to see them. well, if you want to learn how to help check out our website, cnn/impact, you will find a list of organizations there on the ground in west africa. and we turn to the area in ferguson, missouri, where hundreds are marching. you're heading there today? >> but this protest, they are marching to the state escape to raise awareness about what they say are larger social issues surrounding the shooting death of michael brown. more on the story. >> reporter: this march began at the very place where michael brown was shot and killed on august 9th. >> this is a non-violent march. it is a peaceful march. and we're seeking a systemic
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fundamental solution. >> they say it began at the state and national level. marchers tell me this demonstration is not about black or white issues but rather equality for everyone. >> we need equal justice for all, regardless of whether you're red, black, green or white does not matter. equal justice all the way down the line. >> this is a national thing. this is not just something that cropped up here today. >> reporter: i talked with a pair of women who just met each other today and decided they would make the march together as a sign of solidarity. >> the stronger we can make each other, the stronger the whole country will be. >> we want to stick together as one, not as african-americans or
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caucasions. the police say they're monitoring the route. the leaders hope to engage people along the way. and appraisprotesters in fergus that michael brown was singled out because of his race. the disparity reflects a national trend. about 13% of the u.s. population is african-american but they account for about 37% of people in prison. according to the u.s. justice department, black men are seven times more likely to be arrested than white non-hispanic men. and one report alleges that once convicted, black offenders receive longer prison sentences, compared to whites. in 2012, about one out of every ten african american men were arrested, compared to one out of every 20 white men.
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and several reports estimate nearly one in every three black men will be arrested at some point in their lifetime. >> police have found a boy held captive for four years imprisoned behind a fake wall. up next, we'll show you how he was reunited with his mother. plus, could the panama canal soon have a competing neighbor? up next, the country that wants its own trans-oceanic channel and why some say that it won't work.
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welcome back, here in the u.s. state of georgia, a 13-year-old boy has been reunited with his mother four years after he had been reported missing. >> and police found him inside a suburban atlanta house, hidden behind a false wall. five adults in the homes have been arrested including the boy's father. ryan krueger has more about the reunion with his mother. >> i was just kind of in shock, you think you know somebody. >> reporter: she had no idea that the 13-year-old boy who her son played with every day at this house was being held against his will. >> i mean, it was a shock to all of us, honestly. they were really nice people, open, hey come over any time you want. >> according to the clayton county police, the 13-year-old was kept behind a fake wall inside this home in duke court in jonesboro.
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neighbors say the family moved here about six months ago, saying they saw the boy out here all the time in the yard. they had no idea he was being held captive. >> the mother told me he was home schooled. i didn't question why he was always home. this person lives across the street, saying he and his wife saw the boy nearly every day. but now he is left wondering if there were any warning signs that they missed. >> gosh, it was right up under our nose, he was never in distress it didn't seem like. >> the young man didn't seem like he was in distress or anything. you just never know behind closed doors. >> in jonesboro, 11 alive news. >> we saw the video, and he is back with his mother. an ambitious project is scheduled to break ground. a trans-oceanic canal. some call it the biggest scam in the country's history. others say it will help the
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economy. johnath johnathan mann has more. >> reporter: if all goes as planned, construction on a giant planned oceanic canal in nicaraugua will begin next month. the planned route is 172 miles long, more than three times the length of the panama canal. coming with the promise of economic benefits but many questions remain unanswered like who is going to foot the bill for the $50 billion project. >> there is no sense, and i want to underscore, no sense as to where this $50 billion would come from. they have not floated any international bonds in the markets, the country doesn't have the internal capital to put up the equity itself. and so far we've heard nothing from the chinese government as to whether or not it may be willing to finance a big chunk
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of this project. >> reporter: what happens to farmers and routes along the canal? and the drinking water. the planned canal cuts through lake nicaragua. >> we need to have a sense of what the damage would be, what it would cost to mitigate the damages and how they would be paid. all this fundamental information has yet to be released by the government or the chinese company. >> despite the concerns, developers stand by the project. >> some voices of doubt and even outright opposition have come out. we want to express our understanding. >> we are saying that all the people who have not gotten the proper information we are convinced they will be in agreement with this project because it is for their benefit, as well. we will talk with each one of them, with every community, property owner, and homeowner,
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et cetera. >> others are more skeptical. will this actually help the economy? is there a need for two canals in the same region? what if the money runs out? all questions perhaps better answered before the project begins. johnathan mann, cnn. >> if it gets under way that would be a heck of a project. >> $50 billion. still to come here on cnn, movie heroes come to life in the world of high-end collectibles. >> that guy looks familiar. and they are not cheap. that is next. a secure retirement. a new home. earning your diploma. providing for your family. real associates, using walmart's benefits to build better lives for their families. opportunity. that's the real walmart.
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well, all right, star wars fans, this one is for you. fans are getting their first look of possibly the most anticipated movie trailer of the year. take a look. >> there has been an awakening. have you felt it? ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that is cool. the first trailer for star wars episode 7. the force awakens was unveiled friday at a few select theaters and on line. they see droids, troopers, and the spaceship, the falcon. >> you have to wait a whole year to see the movie, in december of
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next year. until then, some fans can get their star wars fill in hong kong. this year's toys are high-end with the crafted collectibles with a price tag to match. >> reporter: there is the original terminator, arnold schwarzenegger, heath ledger as the joker, angelina jolie as maleficent. these are not wax figures in a museum, they are hot toys, models made to a 1/6th scale with impeccable detail. the founder and ceo of the company. they distribute in 30 countriyi
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around the world. this is a haven for the fans who are willing to shell out u.s. dollars for this finally crafted luke skywalker. hot toys recently announced a new star wars line. the company has licenses with marvel, warner brothers, hasbro and more. some collectors keep their collectibles behind glass. some wanted something a little more different. the hong kong movie director made a movie with his batman figures. >> i like hot toys figures because they're action figures, they're not static, i can make them do whatever i want. when i want it to fly it flies. when i want it to shoot it shoots. it is not just the figure that looks like a movie character.
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>> passion for movies is what he says sets them apart. his tv artists use the film and tv data to help in the process. but chan believes they capture the soul of the characters because they're all true fans. >> most of us on the production team love the movies, we pour a lot of energy into making the figures. that is why they're so special. >> pretty cool detail with those figures. >> all right, well, a man known as mr. christmas in the u.s. state of california has set up a dazzling light show on his own front yard, here we go. >> that is right, he has done it for several years and it has gained a lot of attention. eric rosales has more. >> reporter: for mr. christmas,
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decorating for the holidays takes on a whole new meaning. a labor of love that starts on september 1st. >> takes about two and a half months every evening after work, every weekend, every holiday, everything. we really don't have halloween. >> reporter: for the couple and their four boys, detecorating ia family affair. while the boys check and double check the 700 or more extension cords, tony's wife, a computer wizard, checking the lights all in time to the music. >> i like going back to the old school days where you really couldn't go get it. so if you wanted it, you made it. >> reporter: tony's collection started with these snowmen, he nicknamed them the three musketeers, but he loves this nativity scene.
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because of the fame of being featured on a national television show, the family is now planning to launch a christmas charity called christmas for all, a chance to spread holiday cheer to the less fortunate in the community. >> we want to do the whole thing, we want to give them a christmas tree, a wreath, provide christmas dinner. and every member of the family gets a present, not just the kids. >> tony hopes his four boys will keep the tradition going strong. >> one of the most uncomfortable conversation that takes place every year, when dad dies who gets to keep the lights. >> however, he hopes that is a dilemma nobody will have to worry about for a long time. >> we have a lot of people in the neighborhood just love seeing the lights. >> maybe the neighbors next door -- thank you for joining us, i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell, coming up, a live report from cairo. the deadly reports that followed
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