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department. we are a family. brothers and sisters. and as you can see here, we rally around each other. >> reporter: sara sidner, cnn, los angeles. >> that does it for this edition of 360. thanks for watching. our coverage continues next with cnn international. investigators reveal the co-pilot of flight 9525 was suicidal even before receiving his commercial pilot's license. down to the hour now for negotiators to the strike a deal on iran's nuclear program. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. >> i'm zain asher. this is "cnn newsroom." welcome everyone. we begin this hour with disturbing details coming to light about the troubled past of
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germanwings pilot from the 9525 flight. >> andreas lubitz deliberately flew the plane into the french alps. he once had suicidal tendencies. details now from pamela brown. >> reporter: a young andreas lubitz laughing behind the controls of a glider plane, now said to have been suicidal before he ever got his commercial pilot's license. >> he had at that time been in treatment of a psycho therapist]. >> reporter: more recently, he went to a doctor complaining of eye problems. but the doctor found nothing wrong with his eyes, diagnosing him with a psychosomatic disorder. lubitz also advice sed a neuropsychiatrist. but today, the prosecutor says
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lubitz didn't tell his doctors he was suicidal and found no signs of aggression. pro prosecutors say they found torn up doctors excuses. >> we have not found anything that is giving us any hint that enable us to say anything about his motivation. >> reporter: a german aviation source tells cnn lubitz passed his annual recertification test in the summer. as part of that exam, he would have had to fill out this questionnaire, specifically asking, are you taking any medication? do you have any psychological, psychiatric or neurological diseases and you have ever attempted suicide. lufthansa says they were not aware of any medical issues.
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pamela brown, cnn, dusseldorf germany. we want to bring in bill waldorf from a major center of pilot training. he joins us live from prescott, arizona via skype. given that this was a deliberate act by an extreme act of mental illness and not a technical failure. how much damage does this do in the long run to lufthansa's reputation? >> well, i think it probably is going to cast some, well, maybe a little bit more doubt on the part of the traveling public. what i've really been saying is that airline pilots have the same ethical and moral responsibility as the captain and crew of a ship for their passengers, and this has been a violation of trust. and it's going to take some time to rebuild that trust a little bit. but the other thick, thng, thist
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an accident. it's an intentional act, totally different thing. these type of situations, thankfully are very rare. and that's the thing to keep in mind. >> to talk about mental health regulations. germany has some of the strictest rule when s germany has some of the strictest rule when trict est rules when it comes to mental illness. people used to be vilified and persecuted and worse. how do they go about revising these laws, especially when it comes to pilots, without destroying the trust? >> i think they're going to have to adopt a scheme in addition to having a pilot fill out a piece of paperwork that they go through a recurrent psychological evaluation, whether that's at the physical or some other time period. that gives another human being eyes on to see if there is really anything there. >> and finally, what sort of
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impact will the media frenzy surrounding this investigation have on the sort of changes being made? >> i hope that we don't rush into things that don't really work. so far most of the world's airlines have adopted the two people in the cockpit rule, replacing the flight attend dants. hopefully the flight attendant will have had self-defense training. i think we lass have to look at the policies of keeping the doors locked and having a capability inside the cockpit to completely isolate that lock system and lock it out. >> and of course we've spent so much time thinking about how to protect piloting from passengers but not so much how to protect the passengers from the pilots. okay. bill waldorf for us live there in arizona. we appreciate it. meanwhile, the remains of 70 or 80 people on that flight have been identified by dna.
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and workers have almost completed a trail to the crash site. right now the only way to get there is by helicopter. right now about 325 people have made that journey. this is the captain's family. they visited over the weekend. it is tuesday morning in switzerland. and there is still no word of a deal on iran's nuclear program. >> they have given themselves until midnight luzon, that's 6:00 in the u.s. talks may go beyond that deadline. >> reporter: as nuclear talks reached the end game, secretary of state john kerry shied away from predicting success. >> do you think you'll be able to get a deal by the deadline? >> good question. >> reporter: kerry did tell cnn there is quote, a little more light in the talks today but
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acknowledged there is still what he called tricky issues. world powers are seeking the outlines of a deal they say would stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon for at least 15 years. in exchange, iran would get out from crippling sanctions. diplomats say there are some key sticking points. iran wants to conduct advanced nuclear research while the deal is still in effect. the international community wants to keep restrictions in la place for the entire 15 years. and iran wants all sanctions lifted on day one. they want to phase-out sanctions and want the ability to reimpose sanctions if iran is in violation. >> if we're going to get this done here over the next few hours, iran has got to take a deep breath and make some tough decisions. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned iran's power grab
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throughout the middle east makes the evolving deal worse than his fears. >> talks continue as usual luzon, and a deal that from everything that we hear paves iran's way to the bomb. >> reporter: as tuesday's deadline looms, negotiators are working around the clock, mindful that congress is promising to slap new sanctions on iran if there is no deal. >> the negotiations in the 11th hour become fast and furious, and you see all types of horse trading going on. >> reporter: secretary kerry says they will be working all through the night with the goal of getting a deal. everybody knows the importance of tomorrow. >> we will have a lot more on that story on tuesday. iraqi forces say they're gaining ground in tikrit, capturing key areas from isis
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militants. four neighborhoods were freed in the south of at least 26 militants were killed in the operation. iraqi forces are dealing with hundreds of bombs and booby traps as well ago they advance into the city. this comes days after the u.s.-led coalition conducted air strikes. the conflict in yemen has claimed the lives of dozens of innocent people at a refugee camp. at least 40 people were killed when a saudi air strike hit the camp near the border on monday. and some of these images you are about to see are disturbing. children who were among the people injured live in a group of camps for thousands of yemenis who have already been displaced by the fighting with the government and houthi rebels. it was the fifth day of saudi-led air strikes.
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>> an official with yemen's southern movement says egyptian warships fired on a road leading to aden. we explain why yemen is so strategically important. >> reporter: yemen is one of the most deeply divided and poorly governed nations on the arabian peninsula, a country of unforgiving mountainous terrain. but it's of vital importance to the region and the united states itself. they have oil reserves. and 3 million barrels pass through the area every day. but they are battling lawlessness in every direction. al qaeda in the araben peninsula established their place back in 2000, with an attack on the u.s.s. cole in aden harbor. 17 soldiers were killed.
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most recently, the al qaeda branch there claimed responsibility for the deadly "charlie hebdo" attack in france. once limited to the north's mountainous the regions, houthi rebels now have control of yemen's capital, much of its coast and aden. oil-rich saudi arabia is concerned that the violence could spill over into its country and affect its oil production. it's also worried that further houthi advancement could increase iran's influence in the region and it's taking measures to reeft that. saudi arabia considers this a direct threat to its own sovereignty. the saudi kingdom and a coalition of gulf nations stepped in sending air strikes to border areas.
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british and u.s. forces withdrew earlier this month. yemen's president fled his country and is seeking refuge in the saudi capital of riyadh. leaving the country spiraling into chaos that will have implications for years to come. linda kincaid, cnn. still to come, a deadly and bizarre incident. two men dressed as women rammed a gate. the growing controversy in indiana. republican lawmakers try to answer concerns about the new law everyone is talking about that critics say discriminate against gay people. many people clean their dentures
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tsarnaev. several jurors cried openly in the court as the youngest victim's parents sat quietly in the courtroom. 00s hundreds of pieces of evidence have been presented. republican lawmakers in indiana say they'll work to clarify the state's new religious freedom law. the governor signed the measure last week and the backlash has twro grown quickly ever since. governor mike pence wrote that, quote, the law is not a license to discriminate against gay people, but miguel marquez reports the opposition is not backing down. >> no hate in our state! >> reporter: protests and anger across indiana. gays, lesbians, and their
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supporters rallying in opposition to the religious freedom restoration act. >> i have two kids that could possibly not be served because somebody doesn't believe in me being married to another woman. >> reporter: it could turn gay customers away if they believe their religious freedom is being violated. supporters say businesses will no longer be forced to support same-sex marriage. >> it's crazy, because we just made gay marriage legal in october, and it's like one step forward, 1,000 steps back. >> reporter: indiana governor pence signed the law in private. >> yes or no, if a florist in indiana refuses to serve a gay couple at their wedding, is that legal now in indiana? >> george, this is, this is where this debate has gone, with misinformation and --
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>> it's just a question, sir, yes or no? >> there's been shameless rhetoric about my state. >> reporter: governor pence said the bill would stand, no changes. members of his own party in the state legislature were unsure. >> clearly there's unsettled waters right now. and that could have far-ranging impact. we determined we need to step in and be sure those waters are calmed. and if that requires a legislative clarification, that's what we're working on. >> reporter: 20 states already have religious freedom laws on the books. some of those states protect rights sexual orientation. utah has a similar constitutional amendment just introduced in the state house that would take effect in 2017. there are protests in arkansas where the governor has a bill similar to indiana's on his desk. the first religious freedom act
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became federal law under democrat bill clinton in 1993. it had bipartisan support and aimed to protect individuals' religious rights against government intrusion. in 1997, states started passing their own religious freedom laws. more recent controversy over gay marriage has pushed some states to adopt increasingly broad religious freedom protections. indiana's law has put the state in the line of fire. comedians are taking aim. >> you'll be able to tell which stores are supporting the new law, because they'll have these helpful little signs. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] >> reporter: miguel marquez, cnn, indianapolis, indiana. we'll take a short break. when we come back, a presidential race could be coming to an end in nigeria. up next, who may be winning? and what are the dangers, just ahead. don't just visit orlando
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leader, the retired general is leading the presidential race over the current president. you can see him in his infamous black hat. that's goodluck jonathan. violence after the result is a big concern. >> caller: this election, zain, it's been about not whether nigeria can hold an election but whether it can hold a close election. there's been hope and fear for the last few days. the fear, if you like, is what happened in 2011 after election then when the opposition lost. and the supporters took to the streets, technically in the north, and over 800 people were killed. but the hope, zain, is that actually, this will end peacefully and be a model democracy for the rest of africa, zain. >> that was christian pour giving us insight.
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people voted this weekend despite deadly violence at some polling stations, and there were also technical issues that forced some people to wait in line for eight hours. and in just over five weeks from now, there may be new leadership in the british parliament. >> the election campaign is fishily under way in what's been called one of the tightest races in years. the may7 7th poll is a five-way fight. >> reporter: five years after david cameron entered downey street, he leaves to meet the queen, to formally mark the end of his term as prime minister. it could be his last audience with her imagine cits at this. >> our royal will and pleasure to call a new parliament, to be
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holden at westminster on monday, the 18th day of may next. >> reporter: ceremonial, this may be, but it's appropriate hype for the start of this election campaign, which is shaping up to be the toughest political fight in a generation. >> in 38 days, you face a stark choice. the next prime minister walking through that door will be me or ed milliband. >> reporter: one of the key issues that divides them is europe. cameron is promising a referendum on the u.k.'s leadership. his opponent wanting them to stay in the eu. >> he will have us banging on the door trying to leave or banging on the door to get back in. >> reporter: enter the independence party or ukip has surged in the popularity after
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calls to leave the eu and limit immigration. with the polls at this early stage pointing to a hung parliament, the leader of this self-declared people's army is vowing to uphold the balance of power. >> they've got to vote for change, and only ukip is offering that. >> reporter: but the other potential king makers are the scottish the national parties. and aknennette clegg. >> they say they're balance the books through cuts. i don't think you should be forced to choose. >> reporter: but if anything defines this election campaign, it's choice. british politics no longer a straight two-party race. max foster, cnn, london. and david cameron, of course, adding that if he wins
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welcome back, everyone. you're watching "cnn newsroom." it's just gone half past midnight here. i'm zain asher. >> and i'm john vause. it is d-day in switzerland. six powers and iran trying to reach a deal. they've given themselves until midnight local time to work it out. but they say there remains three major sticking points. and yemen government says a saudi air strike hit a refugee camp near the border and killed at least 40 people. another it 250 were injured. it was the fifth day of an arab coalition air strikes. the co-pilot of germanwings
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9525 had suicidal tendencies and underwent psychotherapy before he became a pilot. that's coming from a spokesman from the prosecutor's office in dusseldorf, germany. but there is no evidence that he was suicidal immediately before last week's crash. and prosecutors also say that lubitz recently sought treatment for a vision problem as well. >> yeah. doctors say that was psychosomatic. >> reporter: there have long been signs of trouble. as recently as this february and again this month, co-pilot andreas lubitz had visited a clinic in dusseldorf for a diagnostic evaluation. several years back in 2009, lubitz suffered a serious depressive episode and received psychotherapy. >> he had at that time been in
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treatment of a psycho therapist because of what is documented as being suicide. >> reporter: around then lubitz told another doctor he was burned out, vesed about his job. "bild" newspaper also says that his flight instructors said he was not suitable for trying. turns out, lubitz had two women in his life, one a flight attendant with whom he had a short fling, and his long-time girlfriend. he met his girlfriend while working at burger king. they knocked down any idea that he was having problems with his girlfriend or that she was pregnant. why would he crash his plane? his ex-girlfriend, the flight attendant said he talked about
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doing something that would change the whole system and after that all would know his name and remember it. before the crash he was having trouble with his vision. cnn has learned an eye doctor found he wasn't seeing properly but it was probably psychosomatic. that doctor told lubitz he was unfit to work, something lubitz never shared with his employer. authorities say other doctors also found lubitz unfit. one doctor's note was found slashed in his dwar badge. also they found anti-depressants at his apartment, the airline apparently never knew. >> he was 100% fit to fly without any restrictions. his flight performance was perfect. there was nothing to worry about. >> reporter: perhaps lubitz thought his dream of flying was in jeopardy. this is video of him happily flying a glider about a decade ago. how he went from this to the
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unthinkable, we never know. randi kaye, cnn, new york. still, pilots in europe risk having their licenses revoked if they come forward with psychological problems. >> for those who make their living flying planes it does present a dilemma. will ripley spoke with a psychiatrist who's trying to change the rules. >> reporter: andreas lubitz spent years hiding his struggle with mental illness until it was too late. >> 150 people died. >> reporter: dr. gerard finenbrook is a doctor that helps pilots, flight crews and their families. people can call the foundation anonymously. he cannot disclose if lubitz ever sought help, but he's not surprised that he was hiding his condition from the airline as
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officials have suggested. >> pilots tend to hide these kind of problems, because they lose their job. >> reporter: in both the u.s. and europe, there are certain mental health conditions where a pilot would automatically be disqualified from flying. dr. feinberg says they are revoked by civil aviation horizontals. most pilots that he's worked with never fly again. >> not only have the problem that they have the mental illness, but they fear that they lose their job. it's a huge, huge difference. >> reporter: so that creates an incentive for pilots to keep this hidden. >> yes. >> reporter: he worries that other pilots like lubitz may be keeping psychological problems a secret, potentially putting lives at risk. >> it's a very special case. >> reporter: he says lessons must be learned from what happened in the french alps, for the 150 people who died, for everyone else left behind. >> we are not able to turn the
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clock backwards, so we can't make that unhappen. it happened, but what we can do is take care about the people who are there now and make sure that they don't suffer from what happened. >> reporter: fine brook hopes the crash will change the system that is dangerously flawed. a system that encourages pilots to pretend everything is okay, afraid of losing everything if they tell the truth. will ripley, cnn, frankfurt germany. we'll head to china where decades of social engineering has led to a population crisis. we'll show you what steps the country is taking to bring an end to its controversial one-child policy. in small business you have to work hard,
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>> yes. it's sitting there a category 4 right now. it's larger than the size of the state of texas. so it kind of tells you how large of a feature it is. very, very impressive on the visible scale, slightly larger, it would go into the state of new mexico into the west and stretch on into the state of louisiana on its eastern periphery. among the strongest march typhoons we've seen. it's between the island of guam and yap. 10,000 people call this area home, but the concern goes farther downstream as this approaches the philippines. but we've had three typhoons in the first three months of the year. that's never happened before. super typhoon status, 10 kilometers shy of getting to that as well. which would be pushing on the
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strong end of the category 4. it's a holy week. we're watching this very carefully for portioning of luz luzon. we think it will weaken significantly as it approaches, but a lot of time left before we get there to see what comes out of the storm system. generally less than zero typhoons in the first three to four months of the year. you get into may and june, one typhoon on average. to see three now in the first three months of the year is unprecedented. that's why this is such a big story across the world of weather. also in the state of california, snowpack, between 5 and 6% of normal. the record lowest snowpack was on april 1, 1977. it was at th25% of normal. literally a dire situation. california officials are saying
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that conditions there, 11 trillion gallons of water are needed to bring the drought to an end. we want to leave you with this perspective. this is a cloud formation, called the undulation stratus. it's a wavy cloud that was seen in the state of south carolina on monday afternoon. >> undalatis aspiratus. see how quickly i learn? the one child policy was introduced back in 1980, and since then it's been keeping the population low, much lower and it would have been, but now there seems to be some type of dem twrafic time bomb, and it involves the aging population of china and concerns there may not
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be enough young people out there to keep these people in their older years. david mckenzie is following this for us. and david in beijing there. officials recently relaxed the policy so that people could go out and have a second child if they wanted to. but it seems that they're not so keen after all. >> reporter: who would have thought after three deckcades o this draconian policy. it is hated here in urban areas and some rural areas, which effectively made people change their ways of doing all their business, have one child. it's a massive experiment in social engineering, and now that they've relaxed the policy, some parents don't even want a second child. every chinese family revolves around a child. they call them "little peach." like both her parents before
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her, tao is an only child. once my cousin visited, and we shared a bed for a few nights, said her dad. i really enjoyed that feeling, and i wished i had a brother. but for decades, the communist party has relentlessly pushed its one-child policy, with propaganda like this didn't work they used heavy fines and forced abortion to curb population growth. now some experts call the one-child policy a glaring mistake. >> china has already begun to feel an unfolding crisis in terms of its population change. >> reporter: the one-child policy gambled with china's economic future. the world's second-biggest economy now faces a rapidly aging population and shrinking workforce. in just 15 years, there will be more than 400 million elderly here in china, and many chinese feel that the one-child policy
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is out of step. so the party has changed its tune. pushing a new ideal family on tv with a daughter and a son. where more is better. tao's parents and millions of others are now eligible for a second child. they should be ideal candidates. but housing in beijing is costly. and he say china is too competitive. good schools too expensive to even contemplate a second child. >> translator: money is only part of the problem she says. your energy and time is also important. we both have to work. it's hard enough to raise her as a success. it will be miserable if we have to go through that again. >> reporter: well, john, certainly this is a problem for the communist party. it seems after three decades of social engineering, they're
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finding they can't just hit the switch and people have more children. john? >> david, thank you for that. the law of unintended consequences. well, he is the newest face of comedy central. john and i were just discussing him. but who is trevor noah. have any of you heard of him? everything you need to know about jon stewart's successor. why do we do it? why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people? why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you, it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. lease the well equiped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for details.
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welcome back. there has been a lively debate all day on social media. >> and in the newsroom as well. >> over the man chosen to take jon stewart's place on "the daily show." >> this is trevor noah on the left. team noah, they are supporting him all the way. while other people say wrong man, wrong time. the 31-year-old is a household name in his own country, but certainly virtually unknown in the united states. >> thanks for pointing out that he was on the left. they look so much alike. he's only been on the show three times. some people say he didn't exactly set the world on fire. >> but jake tapper takes a look
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at this charismatic newcomer and how he got here. >> this is my first time in new york. and i'm loving it. >> reporter: this is trevor noah. and today he has officially arrived. >> i just flew in, and boy are my arms tired. >> reporter: comedy central announced that after only three appearances on "the daily show," the comedian from south africa will replace jon stewart who has hosted the program for 16 years. >> in my heart, i know it is time for someone else to have that opportunity. >> reporter: stewart announced his departure last months, when noah had logged fewer than 12 minutes on-screen with his future predecessor. they lived a dream, noknonoah td after his first appearance. more like a fan than a protége. but the dream of hosting is one that many fans had hoped would be fulfilled by a woman.
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>> generally more arid -- >> reporter: samantha b was discussed as a breakthrough option. what noah has for him is international appeal. he is a huge star in south africa. but his arrival in the united states may be his biggest challenge. >> i never thought of it as a career. >> reporter: he's the son of an african mother and a german/swiss father. he speaks six languages, and now as the 2016 the political races heat up, noah must quickly learn the rhetoric of washington as well. he joked about his upbringing on the late show with david letterman in 2013. >> you speak a language. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> it sounds like chinese new year in your mouth. >> reporter: sounds like -- >> i know that dude!
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>> reporter: what we thought of jon stewart. stewart also appeared with letterman just before he was called to suit up for "the daily show" in 1996. >> it's my first day. i don't know. >> i've been on "the daily show" more than you have. >> reporter: noah has a big leg up on some of his competitors. he's at least been on tv before. he had scarcely any on-camera experience. >> i have been in showbiz h45 seconds. >> reporter: they're praying the parallels will be profitable. back in 2008, the "new york times" ran a story asking, is jon stewart the most trusted man in america? he was always going to be a tough act to follow regardless if he got the job, but it would seem to be especially a big task for a little-known south african
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comedian. brian, clearly "the daily show" the hosted by trevor noah will end up be being quite different than the one that's become an institution under jon stewart, can anyone pull that off? >> caller: that's a great question. this is an institution. and he almost formed his own format. before jon stewart got there, it was "the daily show," but it wasn't the institution it is. he's kind of the go-to person for commentary and current events. >> we have john oliver of "the daily show." he's now on hbo, but is an american audience ready to accept a south african, especially considering his really big test will be the upcoming u.s. presidential election? >> it's a great question. he plays to a new generation
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rising up of a consumer public. i think his back ground is interesting, multi-cultural. he's not johnny carson's tv audience. there are not many white guys watching tv late at night. there are a lot of different societies tuning in these days, and they want news relevant to them. >> jon stewart has turned this show into an institution. you hear comedy central saying we're in the same place as we were in 1999 when jon stewart took over. but he was stepping into a show that made his own. he didn't have the impact that "the daily show" has today. so, again, it would seem that noah is taking on a much bigger job here than jon stewart did. >> i would agree. this is not just forming your own show. there are shoes to fill this time. and they're very big ones. jon stewart is the walter cronkite for a generation of tv viewers. they get their news and what's
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happening. he needs to know what happened, make them laugh and make them think in a way that dove tails for what john was doing. >> given the fact that he's relatively unknown, does he have a little bit of time to grow into his own? >> i think he is new. he does come from a, people want to learn more about him. i think he sdros a little bit of time, a little bit of a learning curve. jon's going to be around through july, maybe through the end of the year. raps th perhaps they can use the time remaining to let people get to know him, i think it would be a smart way to introduce him to american audiences and those around the world as well. >> great to speak with you. thank you. >> cheers. >> it is a random choice, and the big question is whether his sense of humor, especially about
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apartheid, which people take seriously. >> and will people be willing to be ridiculed by a foreigner. but to have those jokes delivered by a south african could be different. >> well trevor noah is excited about his brand new gig. he said no one can replace jon stewart, but together with the amazing team of "the daily show," we will continue to make this the best damn news show. >> and the daily show tweeted out that they were very excited to welcome their new host. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm john vause. >> and i'm zain asher. john and i will be right back with another hour of news right after this. people with type 2 diabetes
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new details emerge about the man accused of crashing germanwings flight 9525. the deadline looms, the scramble to finalize an iran nuclear deal. and leaders in indiana are uh fire over that controversial religious freedom law. a warm welcome to all of our viewers in the united states and all around the world. it's just gone 1:00 in the morning here in atlanta. i'm zain asher. >> i'm john vause. you're watching "cnn newsroom." ♪ we begin with new details about the mental health struggles of the man who authorities say deliberately flew an airliner into the side of a mountain. >> long before
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