hello, everyone i'm errol barnett. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and across the world. >> i'm rosemary church. thanks for joining us. coming up investigators piece together the final moments of a deadly plane crash caught on video. also coming up, a new video from isis that could, we should stress, could show the widow of the paris kosher supermarket killer. and no ties no austerity, please. greece's new leaders turn heads with their choice of fashion. we begin in taiwan. roughly 24 hours ago, an aircraft hit the water. divers have pulled another body from the river in taipei as they search the wreck aejage of flight

235. [ screams ] [ speaking french ] >> almost unbelievable to watch the plane hit the taxi clipping the bridge before landing there in the river. you are witnessing that from amateur video. 32 people were killed. somehow, 15 managed to survive. >> incredible. and among those survivors is a 1-year-old boy. boeing of his parents survived the -- both of his parents survived the crash as well. >> officials have verified that a may day call of made from the flight just before the crash. a person heard saying "there's a flame out." it's unclear who made the call. we're joined live from taipei in taiwan on the banks of the river, in fact where the rescue operation continues. anna i'm wondering how bad just the weather condition have been there today and how it's impacting the ongoing operation.

>> reporter: hello. it's grim, very bleak. it's cold rain has been falling. you know for the divers hoping to get into the icy river it is a difficult task. we not the conditions are poor. visibility is not good. now the river is not particularly deep, it's only 2.5 meters deep. they still have a very large area to scour. we're talking about a dragnet being set up about a mile downstream. so you can probably see over my shoulder there are dive teams, dozens of them combing the waters. we believe they're now trying to lift part of the plane. don't know if it's the wing. you see there the barge, the military trying painstakingly, to retrieve that.

there are two planes set up -- two cranes set up that managed to get the fuselage. if i can get the cameraman to pan to this side. they seem to be lifting that off the ground. they managed to get that out of the water yesterday afternoon. 24 hours later, they're now getting the major chunk of that plane hopefully on to trucks. that's the plan. they want to go back in and analyze it. but certainly the focus very much on those 11 victim who are still missing, believed to be in the river. >> we are watching the rescue and recovery effort live here as it unfolds there in taipei. we know that we're all trying to chase the answers to the questions of what caused the aircraft to go down in the first place. the flight data recorder the flight voice recorder have been recovered. we know a little about when of said on the plane before it went down. how long until we learn all of

what was on the black book-- black boxes? >> reporter: as you know it's a process. they need analyze it. that will is what authorities are doing now. we did hear from the aviation safety council spokesperson a short time ago. she'd that they've belief that the main suspect of -- suspect cause of the crash was, in fact engine failure. you know it is quite remarkable that that pilot who has been confirmed as one of the people who has died on this crash, the pilot as well as the co-pilot here being praised as a hero by the maritime. the reason being, if he suffered engine failure, what is suspected, it happened shortly after takeoff. he hit this bridge which is just above us within two minutes of taking off. and the mayor is saying that the death toll could have been so

much greater if he'll of plowed into one of the -- he'd of plowed into one of the neighborhoods. they believe the pilot did everything possible to avoid that. he obviously clipped the highway with the wing of the plane. it is then plunged into the water. it's incredible to think that 15 people managed to survive. that is just less than a quarter of the passengers on board. but for the other 32 confirmed dead as i say, 11 still missing, for the families turning up here looking for answers, tragically it's going to be a sad day. >> yeah. and you're right. it just makes it footage we've watched that much more remarkable to think that if this was just a power fill euro and a freak accident the pilot appearing to do whatever he, to get the aircraft to a less populated area, avoiding the highway, just barely missing the taxi as well. we know you'll continue to cover the recovery operation. live for us in taiwan.

we want to turn now the latest dwms in the fight against -- developments in the fight againstis on. in the coming -- against isis. in the coming hour king abdullah is expected to visit the home of the military pilot that was killed, john vause. he -- killed muathal kasasbeh. a woman in france may be hayat boumeddiene, the widow of coulibaly, the assailant in last week's kosher supermarket in paris. authorities say it may be here on the right of the screens. she's now believed to be hiding somewhere inside syria. the jordanian pilot crashed his jet in syria, and it is there that video of his murder has been shown on big screens in

town. >> and crowds have been seen gathering at the video. hard to be sure whether those people were forced to watch or cheer. michelle kaczynski with more on jordan's determination to exact revenge on isis that "equals the tragedy that has befallen the ordonors." -- jordanians." [ siren ] >> reporter: the king of jordan now back home to grief and rage over the vicious murder of pilot muath al kasasbeh and promising war against isis. vowing revenge, an earthshaking response. that means preparing to step up air strikes. while in washington the king told senators he needs more help. >> i need technical tapes of more sophisticated weaponry. there's a huge bureaucratic bottleneck in the state department. >> reporter: at the same time

comes the news never mentioned by the administration that the united arab emirates another key regional partner, has suspended its air strikes after al kasasbeh of captured in september. the white house downplayed any impact of using air power. >> we have pressured the wide range of commitments that the united arab emirates made this the broader coalition including the military commitments. but john i can tell you that the pace of operations in syria has not slowed. >> reporter: the administration touts that the coalition is 60-countries strong. when you hook at who is actually conducting air strikes, that number drops way down to eight in iraq, and in syria, now only four. the u.s., jordan saudi arabia and bahrain. the u.s. still doing the lion's share. 943 air strikes in syria, where the other nations combined have done 79. that means the arab country in the region have contributed only

about 3% of total air strikes. so will they step up? after a muslim coalition soldier was burned alive. >> as terrible as this thing was, it was a gelling force. it caused the country of jordan to realize that first of all, they were next in the cross hairs of isis. secondly it also shows what a dastardly organization this is in terms of killing muslims. they are killing more fellow muslims than they are westerners in the conflict. >> reporter: cnn the white house. the united states is moving some of its search and rescue assets into northern iraq. this comes with news we just heard there that the united arab emirates suspended participation in the air strikes back in december citing concerns for the safety of its pilots. u.s. military officials say it's a function of an evolving air strike mission. let's bring in our phil black

now. he is covering all the developments for us from the iraqi city of erbil. the u.s. military moving search and rescue efforts into northern iraq. we not they're saying there's no link to the uae's suspension of participation in coalition strikes. but this would certainly help allay a lot of concerns by members of the coalition that downed pilots will perhaps be less vulnerable now. >> they're not suggesting there is a link at least, rosemary. they say moving search and rescue force into northern iraq is part of the rebalancing of an ongoing and evolving mission over northern iraq and syria. as far as we know the united arab emirates has not resumed operations as part of the coalition. so if it was an attempt to respond to those fears, if you like, it does not appear to have

been done so successfully. as i say, u.s. official not suggesting that in the first place. the response -- the concerns of the uae were that search and rescue assets were not close enough to the field of operations. the u.s. officials have disputed that. particularly in the case of lieutenant al kasesbeh. the suggestion is that there is very little this could have been done in order to assist him given that where he ejected from where he came down and how quickly he was picked up on the grown there. but the withdrawal of the uae is significant most of all from a perception point of view. it's their involvement as we heard just there along with bahrain, saudi arabia and jorn that allow -- and jordan that allowed the coalition to be presented as not just western in formation but broad including arab countries. being able to fight off of perception that it is just western countries prepared to take military action against isis. >> and phil in the wake of that

brutal murder of jordan's pilot, the country does want to conduct more of the share of air strike against isis targets. how is that going to work though? is it likely to happen? will they get a bigger share? >> reporter: as we heard, the actual number of air strikes conducted by nations other than the united states is relatively small in terms of the overall total. what jordan now wants to do is try to take on more of the daily strikes, more of the strike that are allocated to members of the coalition. its ability to do so will be determined by technology and various other aspect. there will be limitations in terms of how far it can go. the jordanian officials have talked about contributing in other ways doing it as part of a coalition, but still contributing to other forces on the ground that are fighting isis. the moderate forces in syria. and they've mentioned the

kurdish fighting forces in iraq. certainly this will be welcome news to officials in this largely autonomous kurdish region of northern iraq. their belief is that they have handle the lion's share. it's probably a fair view -- the lion's fair of ground fighting in containing the isis advance across northern iraq. not just containing but in some cases beginning to drive them back taking background isis first -- back ground isis first took back. they believe there's teamwork do it will require a lot more work from every member of the coalition investment particular the kurdish forces on the ground. they want more assistance, more access to more advanced and heavier weaponry that they believe they are dealing with frommis is onis. >> it's looking like the brutal isis video of the death of that jordanian pilot has worked -- backfired on isis.

seems to be pulling people together in the coalition in a fight against isis. we will continue to watch this story, of course. our phil black reporting from erbil. thank you. still to come investigators pulling all the evidence from a horrific train crash. hear from passengers on the packed train that slam into an suv in new york. plus the long-awaited homecoming of an imprisoned al jazeera journalist. peter greste tells reporters what it's like to taste freedom once again. startup-ny. it's working for new york state. already 55 companies are investing over $98 million dollars and creating over 2100 jobs. from long island to all across upstate new york, more businesses are coming to new york. they are paying no property taxes no corporate taxes no sales taxes. and with over 300 locations, and 3.7 million square feet available, there's a place that's right for your business. see if startup-ny can work for you.

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"it's awesome to be home," words from peter greste the journalist released after 400 days there. he landed in australia greeted by dozens of supporters. >> understandable how happy he is smiling and hugging folk there in the crowd. greste and two other colleagues were arrested in 2013 accused of supporting the banned muslim brotherhood in egypt. in spite of everything he's been through, he says he hopes to return to journalism one day. not what his mother wanted to hear. >> close your ears for a moment. >> oh dear. i know what's coming.

i don't want to give my job up. it's what i do. how i do it, whether i do go ahead with it i don't know. >> you see his mom having to take a sip of water to hear her son say that. >> i know, great shots of mom and dad kissing him on each cheek. it's great. >> don't want him to go away any time soon. >> they don't. a tough one. of course a court in egypt -- this has been happening -- happened down life sentences for 230 people. they include prominent activist amed duma who you see here. >> they were sentenced for their involvement in the clashes in 2011. the year saw protests that forced hosni mubarak from power. all 230 face charges for rioting and inciting violence. 39 minors were sentenced to ten years in prison in the same case. investigators will spend several days at the scene of what's being called a horrific

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recorder on. the recorders have hear been secured. >> get off -- >> reporter: the hundreds of passengers self evacuated. some say they were on their own without instructions. any indication at this point whether the process of getting passengers off the train happened fast enough? have you had a chance to speak to passengers? >> in this press briefing, i'm going to discuss the he's in's investigative process. -- the he's inntsb's investigative process. >> reporter: december 2013 a metro north derailment killed four passengers in the bronx after the train's engineer fell asleep. renee marsh vol hallnew york. >> reporter: a jury has found the creator of the underline

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two lawmakers want to change california's vaccination laws as the state copes with the worst measles outbreak in 15 years there. >> their measure will eliminate the personal beliefs exemption for parent who don't want their children vaccinated. the centers for disease control reported 102 cases of measles in 14 states last month. >> the u.s. surgeon general says there is no disputing the science here. there's no link between the measles vaccination and mental illness, no link between that vaccination and autism. there's no link to the vaccination and any other long lasting issues that have been rumored. listen to this -- >> this is a topic that's too

important to be driven by opinion or by bias. it has to be driven by the best possible science. and here the science is very clear that the vaccine is safe and effective, and it's something i want to urge every parent to provide their children with. >> okay. you've got the indisputable proof there. scientific proof. you're hearing that. so the big question -- why do some parent ignore the science and refuse to vaccinate their children? dan simon has one mother's story. >> reporter: your son is now 8 years old. has he ever been vaccinated for anything? >> he's never been vaccinated for anything no. >> reporter: kelly is a single mother in marin county california. an area with an unusually high number of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. some schools approaching 50% when it comes to personal exemptions. we met kelly to try to not her concerns about immunizing her 8-year-old son, tobias however unsupported by the medical

community. when people see that they may accuse you of being an irresponsible parent. what do you say to them? >> if i believed that my decision was actually doing any harm to other children, i wouldn't make this decision. but i don't believe that. >> reporter: like others against vaccines kelly is convinced that they can cause multiple complications including cancer nervous system disorders, and familiar myth of autism. she says it happened with her friend's child. >> from the day that they had the mmr, from that day forward, he started to exhibit signs of autism which he had never exhibited before. >> reporter: a belief thoroughly debunked by the medical communiti. kelly says her son may be better off in the long run by getting a disease like measles. >> it may be better for the children to contract these when they're children and build their immunity. >> reporter: don't tell that to

this marin county pediatrician who refuses to accept patients who don't vaccinate. >> i've seen children with brain damage from measles. i never want to see that again. i'm not here to debate you. i'm here to understand your point of view. what do you say to those who argue that the medical research is overwhelming that vaccines are safe and they prevent serious diseases? >> i think it's very difficult for me and many other people in this country to trust the medical system when it's largely become a for-profit industry. >> reporter: mistrust is a common refrain from those opposed to vaccines which kelly insists she's not. she just doesn't want them for her child. how will you feel if your son got the measles and then got another person sick? he infected somebody else with the measles, and that person ended up being really sick and died? how will you be able to handle that as a parent knowing that?

>> that would be absolutely awful if something like that happened. just as it would be absolutely awful if i accidently hit another car and a chile died in that car crash. i don't think that my son is going to put any other children at risk either. >> reporter: and there are a lot of people that feel the same as kelly. we wanted to get an understanding as to why they feel the way they do. we talked about some schools approaching 50% when it comes to the unvaccinated. there are third world country that have more children vaccinated than parts of marin country. chad iraq syria new guinea those areas have higher vaccination rates than parts of in area. marin coinunty california. >> feelings aside, there is no link, no scientific proof that any measles vaccination leads to any other complication. >> no there's not. the message in all of this is get your children vaccinated. all of the science tells you that that is the wisest

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welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. let's update you on our top stories this hour. jordan's king abdullah is pledging a relentless war on isis after the group murdered a jordanian fighter pilot. the king met with security officials in amman on wednesday. the u.s. official tells cnn that jordan is already is planning to take on a greater share of the

coalition air strikes targeting isis. the u.s. military has moved some search and rescue assets into northern iraq to support ongoing coalition air strike on isis. official say the move is not connected to the united arab emirates' decision to suspend its participation in the strikes. the country had voiced concerns for its pilots' safety. another body recovered from the wreckage of transasia flight 325. 11 people are still missing. divers continued to search in the cold and rain on thursday. both the data and voice record verse been recovered. officials are trying to figure out what caused the crash. one of the most extraordinary parts of the story is that among the survivors from that flight was a 1-year-old toddler pulled from the wreckage seemingly unharmed. >> and you worn how did a small child and more than a dozen other passengers survive such a crash. cnn's pamela brown reports.

>> reporter: moment after this harrowing plane crash, rescuers raced to the scene. this toddler somehow survived. he was pulled from the wreckage and placed into the arms of a rescuer in a boat. >> that child has several vajs in a crash environment. their bones are more flyable so they can withstand forces higher forces without fracture. >> reporter: on land rescuers are seen rushing other bloodied survivors on stretchers to the hospital. >> translator: these patients seem to have been hit by huge force from the outside. they've suffered trauma from their heads to their legs. to their limbs and bodies. >> reporter: amazingly, a taxi driver and passenger inside this mangled car hit by the plane also survived. the driver told the taiwanese press he fainted when it happened. one first responder who went inside the plane right after the crash told the "taipei times,"

many passengers were tangled in seat belts and hung upside down. aviation experts say surviving a plane crash like this depends on a number of factors, including altitude fire and better planes. >> seats are supposed to have greater g force resistance. the flammability standards are increased. making a plane crash survivable has been something that our own ntsb has been very interested in for years. >> reporter: pamela brown, cnn, washington. now this is the second deadly crash for transasia in a year. and just the latest in a string of crashes for asian airlines in general. last july 48 people were killed when a transasia flight flight 222, crashed in taiwan. the cause of that crash is still unclear. also in july malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down over eastern ukraine killing all 298 people on board. >> airasia flight 8001 crashed

in december as it now from indonesia to singapore. all 162 people on board were killed. >> the biggest mystery remains the disappearance of malaysia airlines flights 370. it disappeared last march and still has not been found. we know that a may day call from transasia flight 235 spoke of an engine flameout before it crashed. still, it's unclear who on the plane made the call. we'll bring in jeffrey thomas, editor-in-chief at airlineratings.com working specifically in the asia pacific region. i want to ask but that. we've got someone saying mayday mayday engine flameout before the crash. what does that tell us at least? >> it appears as though the pilot were experiencing at least one engine failure. that one engine failure should not be enough to bring the airplane down. airplanes, commercial aircraft that are certified to carry

passengers in mainstream are certified to take off fully loaded and lose an engine on takeoff and still climb away from the airport. and then be able to come around and land again. a single engine failure should not bring that airplane down. whether it was a multi-engine failure, both engines failed which is not known, we have to wait for the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder to fully understand exactly what happened. it's still a mystery except it's obviously engine related. >> and it appears the aircraft could have lost power causing that engine failure. what cause a power outage like that or what else could have happened in order to bring the plane down? >> there's a number of things -- for instance the air on takeoff might have hit bird. it's a turbo-prop airplane but basically a jet engine powering a propeller.

it may have had an ingestion issue or fuel blockage issue. there are a number of thing that can cause an internal mechanical issue. this is brand new, only one year old. a mechanical failure will seem unlikely but not unheard of. so there are a number -- >> you also wonder how much of what we're looking into is region specific. you talked about birds getting jammed into the plane. we've seen it happen in new york city with the famous landing of a plane on the hudson river after it took on birds. we have seen a number of high-profile plane crashes and disappearances in asia and south asia in the past year. as we look at asian airlines in general, how did they compare with the rest of the world considering many of the airlines around the world are using the same planes? >> indeed, they're all using the same aircraft. however, all of the crashes are quite unrelated. mh370 disappeared. we don't know what caused that. ma17 shot down.

that's extraordinary. the airasia one appears to have flown into a thunderstorm. that's the current hypothesis on that one. this one possibly an engine failure on takeoff. very unrelated. typically asian airlines have excellent safety records in the most part. there are some pockets where there can be improvement. overall, it's considered one of the safest areas of the world to fly. >> and generally speaking with the improvements of technology flying is becoming safer and safer year on year despite some of the high-profile visible crashes that we've seen. great to have you on jeffrey thomas chief at airlineratings.com. joining us from perth, australia, this afternoon. thank you very much. coming up next on cnn, the top u.s. diplomat heads to ukraine amid escalating violence. we will check out what john kerry may accomplish during his visit. also the clash between

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officials in eastern ukraine say at least four people were killed when a hospital was shelled in the embattled city of donetsk. schools in the area were also damaged. pro-russian rebels are tightening their group on

another town nearby. these pictures show the after ma of heavy fight -- aftermath of heavy fighting there. the escalating violence in ukraine continue to capture the attention of the u.s. during a confirmation hearing in washington u.s. president barack obama's nominee for defense secretary -- secretary of defense said he'd consider increasing military assistance to help ukraine fend off attacks from pro-russian rebels. take a listen. >> i very much incline in that direction, mr. chairman because i think we need to support the ucranes in defending themselves -- ucranians in defending themselves. the nature of those arms i can't say right now because i don't have -- i've conferred with our leaders. i'm inclined in the direction of providing them with arms including to get to what i'm sure your question is lethal arms. meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state john kerry arrives in kiev in a couple of hours to meet

with ukrainian leaders. kerry is expected to reiterate american support for ukraine. our senior international correspondent, matthew chance is following this developing story and joins us from moscow with more. so matthew, what can we expect to see accomplished on this visit? >> reporter: well john kerry's going to be arriving in kiev shortly. he's going to be meeting with the prime minister of the country and with its president, poroshenko. what the ukrainians are going to be looking for is what gifts, if you will john kerry will be bearing. certainly it will be some kind of assistance for ukraine. the united states has spoken strongly in support of the government in kiev which is battling the rebels that are supported by russia in the east of the country. as you mentioned, the big question is whether on this occasion john kerry is going to confirm that washington will provide lethal aid, weapons to the government side.

so far, the united states has stood away from that fearing that it could escalate the conflict. that's still the official position of the white house. but obviously from our reporting and from what ashton carter there was saying the conversation about whether to start supplying the kiev government with arms is currently being had in washington. at the same time, it will be the president himself who decides whether that step will be taken. so i think the ukrainian officials as well as the rest of us will be listening carefully to see what john kerry has to say on that issue. >> matthew, as the summit considers the option of whether or not to give this legal military support, it seems ukraine's president has high expectations that that will be the outcome. if that does happen, there are risks involved aren't they? >> yes, petro poroshenko the ukrainian president, has for

months been calling on nato countries to provide the country with its most advanced weaponry so that it can defend its borders against what he says is a russian-backed rebel onslaught in the east of the country. the big risk though is if you inject more weapons into that very volatile war zone. the risk is that it could -- it could intensify the conflict. at the moment it's concentrated in a relatively small geographical area. 5,000 or more have been killed which is tragic but if you put more weapons into the area, the possibility is that russia could also redouble its support of the pro-russian rebels. the conflict could expand. hundreds of thousands of lives could be put at risk. so if the objective is to contain this conflict and not to expand it one train of thinking the current u.s. train of thinking in fact is that injecting weapons into the conflict is not the way forward. they want to emphasize

diplomatic solution. there's already a truce agreement on the table. it was signed in minsk, the capital of beallarusbelarus. that's what the community is pushing now. >> watching this story very closely. matthew chance reporting from moscow. many thanks. now it's well known that air pollution can lead to major health problems. a new greenpeace study suggests that it's more lethal than n parts of mainland china than one may think. >> meteorologist derek van dam joins us with more details on this and what else is this report saying? >> yeah more lethal than smoking, in fact, in china. look at this photo. this is what beijing looks like on a typical clear day. when the smog and air pollutants settle into the city it completely inundates the skyline. i'm an asthmatic myself and know how this can exacerbate my lung conditions. you can imagine what it does for people in this particular city.

greenpeace coming out with the study saying that air pollution kills more people on average than smoking does. that's an alarming statistic. something new coming out of greenpeace at the moment. that is 90 in every 100,000 deaths across mainland china. so some impressive stuff. obviously something we want to continue to monitor as air quality continues to deteriorate across that area because of the boom in just all of their industrials across the region. take a look at the western half of the united states. this is not air pollution related, but it's certainly a wet weather scenario. we've got the pineapple express tapping into moisture across the west coast. this is bringing impressive rainfall totals across california, all the way to washington state, as well as oregon. now in december across the central valley of california we had some impressive rain. because this is subtropical

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welcome back. greece's newly elected finance minister is in berlin. part of his government's efforts to win support for its debt reduction plan. yanis varoufakis will meet with his german counterpart, so far one of his toughest critics. >> in an unexpected move wednesday, the european central bank abankruptly canceled its acceptance of greek bonds in return for funding. shifting the burden back to athens' central bank to balance its lenders. >> mr. varoufakis looks ready to fashion up the fashion world, as well. >> reporter: yanis varoufakis is a man on a mission. cut greece's debt and renegotiate the bailout deal.

but it's not his plan nor his left wing rhetoric that's got tongues wagging in europe. ♪ >> reporter: it's his informal style. in london this week, he unveiled an edgy look. more biker than finish minister. enough to make many on social media fashion experts. >> he look so unprofessional arriving at downing street. uniron unironed untucked shirt and scruffy coat. how can he be taken seriously? >> reporter: thought it was refreshing. >> a big fan of his jacket. not enough "terminator" chic in politics. >> reporter: an image that also got him noticed in the catwalks of e.u.'s finance ministries, from athens to paris to london. jazzy swhirts different shades of greek blue have always been the color. with the look comes the swagger. even the handshake with the greek finance minister of awkward. clearly not a meeting of style or minds.

but does what you wear matter? does casual dress make you less or more trustworthy? i've got two images here. one of george osborne, the other of yanis varoufakis. let's find out what people think here. >> the given two that, i will go for the suit. seems more relaxed, reliable. someone you -- people wouldn't have a problem going to with problems and stuff. not saying this guy wouldn't because he looks quite happy. >> approachable. >> but this guy seem more approachable because he seems like a normal person. >> reporter: the prime minister doesn't seem to mind. he too has ditched his tie. reportedly vowing not to wear one until greece's debt repayment is renegotiated. another prom nice startling fashion. whether you think yanis varoufakis is a man of the people a man on a mission, or a man on a budget he's a man of many titles with the fate of greece in his hands. isa suarez, cnn, london.

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