global outrage over a vulgar slur used by the u.s. president. now donald trump is walking back part of his comments. plus, as pakistan honors a young girl brutally raped and murdered, police are on the hunt for a serial killer. later this hour, we take you to the world's largest technology expo and show you the television of tomorrow. for now, thanks for watching the television of today. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm natalie allen, and this is "cnn newsroom."

the president of the united states now denies calling some african nations "shitholes." the comments were made during a closed door meeting on immigration in the oval office thursday. according to one source, donald trump is delighted by the controversy. another source tells cnn some white house staffers believe it plays well with the president's base. there is plenty of outrage. the african union which represents all 55 nations of the african continent is demanding both a retraction and an apology from mr. trump. despite the president's denial over exactly what he said regarding both haiti and africa, senators who were in the room at the time have confirmed mr. trump uttered the offensive term. we get the whole story from cnn's jim acosta. today we gather in the white house to honor the memory of a great american hero, the reverend dr. martin luther king

jr. >> reporter: it was a moment filled with sad irony. the same day the president signed a proclamation honoring civil rights hero martin luther king, mr. trump was dodging questions about his own racially charged rhetoric. >> mr. president, are you a racist? >> reporter: the president is running away from comments he made to a bipartisan group of lawmakers on immigration. on the subject of immigrants coming from africa, the president said, "why are we having people from all these shithole countries coming" wondering why more people don't come from norway. later saying, "why do we need more haitians? take them out." martin luther king jr.'s nephew said the president talked to him privately about the controversy. >> the president simply said to me that "i'm not the guy being described in the media." >> reporter: do you believe him? >> i don't think that president trump is a racist in the traditional sense as we know in this country. i think president trump is racially ignorant or racially uninformed.

but i don't think that he's a racist in the traditional sense. >> reporter: the presidential tried to deny -- president tried to deny the remarks saying, "never said anything dror tori about haitians, take them out, made up by dems." and "this is not the language used. what was tough was the outlandish proposal made, a big setba setback." senator dick durbin at the meeting said the president is not telling the truth. >> said things which were hate filled, vile, and racist. he said, "haitians? do we need more haitians?" he went on and started to describe the immigration from fre africa that was being protected in this bipartisan measure. that's when he used these vile and vulgar comments, calling the nations they come from "shitholes." >> reporter: tom dotton and david -- tom cotton and david perdue said, "we do not recall the president saying these comments specifically." gop senator lindsey graham who was also there all but confirmed

the remarks saying in a statement, "diversity has always been our strength, not our weakness." the president has a long history of making racially insensitive remarks from his comments on mexican immigrants -- >> they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists, and some i assume are good people. >> reporter: to his defense of white supremacist protesters. >> we are a people -- >> reporter: in charlottesville last week. >> good people in that group, but you also had people that were very people on both sides. >> reporter: the president's latest comments raised questions about past white house denials that its immigration policy is racially motivated. trying to engineer the racial and ethnic flow of people into this country to -- >> that is one of the most outrageous, insulting, ignorant, and foolish things you've ever said. >> reporter: now lawmakers from both parties worry the president's remarks could jeopardize talks to reform the nation's immigration system. >> i read those comments later last night. so first thing that came to mind was very unfortunate, unhelpful.

>> the u.s. house speaker with those comments. on capitol hill, top house democrats plan to unveil a congressional resolution next week to censure the president for those disparaging comments he made about developing countries. a sense sure against the president -- censure against the president means formally reprimanding him. one congressman is among those leading the charge. >> i think that congress should state for the record that we find these statements to be horrible, to be disturbing, and to be factually incorrect. so we will introduce a sencensu resolution. i'm sure congress will maneuver so we don't have an up-or-down vote. it's important for the world to know that donald trump is not speaking for america when he says statements like that. >> question is, do people around the world believe that.

there is strong reaction to the president's comments globally, especially in africa. cnn's david mckenzie joins us from johannesburg, south africa. david, hello to you. it's not like he took on a country or two. the president in his statement condemned an entire no comment. what has been -- entire continent. what has been the reaction? >> reporter: certainly that's the reaction from africans across this continent, that this was racist comments by the president of the united states. now there's no real questioning whether it's racist or not in this part of the world and throughout social media, people i'm speaking to on the phone, and my experience in covering more than 30 african countries over my career. you know, it's very disheartening for africans to see the u.s. president speaking in broad strokes about their nations and about the race, frankly. most people don't see this necessarily as describing

certain countries but being more a racial issue about who is welcome in the eyes of the president into the u.s. and who is not welcome. and on a diplomatic front, it is damaging, say many, for the u.s.' attempts to garner relationships here on the contine continent, the african union, as you mentioned, saying that they demand an apology from the president of the u.s. i spoke to the spokesman of that continental body. she told me that, you know, frankly, she was shocked. and given the history of the u.s. with so many slaves from the african continent helping build the u.s. economy, she said it's -- it shows ignorance on the part of the u.s. president when dealing with issues like immigration. natalie? >> yeah. and this issue, is it going to have long-term effects perhaps with the u.s. and its relationships in africa, or can the words of the president somehow be isolated and they

look at the united states apart from the words of our leader? >> reporter: there are two separate questions there. on whether or not this will fade or not, people's memories are long. they don't necessarily forgive someone who is the leader of the free world in their eyes for making these is statements. it's not the first time africans have seen the president of the u.s. make racially tinged remarks about people and places within the continent. that's a difficult one. on the practical level, though, look at it like this -- south africa doesn't have a u.s. ambassador. there are several countries in the continent that don't have ambassadors yet, more than a year in, around a year in to the presidency, there are key state department officials who haven't been named. this shows to africans at least a lack of interest in the continent from the u.s. president as china and other countries come in and take

advantage of that vacuum that the u.s. potentially is creating. the african countries, many of them, growing at a faster rate than the u.s. in terms of the economy economies aren't to be ignored when it comes to relationship building. comments from the u.s. president are damage not only in terms of people-to-people relationship but also for what the state department is trying to do on the continent in terms of building the governmental relationship between the u.s. and more than 50 countries on the continent. yes, it's very damaging. no, i don't think it's going to fade away quickly. >> so unfortunate. david mckenzie for us. thank you. of course some of president trump's reported comments specifically disparaged haiti, not just africa. the island nation is marking eight years since the earthquake that killed some 300,000 people. the trump administration apparently now wants to remove many of the survivors who fled

to the u.s. after the earthquake. the haitian embassy is responding to the controversial by thanking those who offered words of support after the president's remarks, and the embassy says it looks forward to maintaining its longstanding relationship with the u.s. a sampling of residents we spoke with in haiti also was quite revealing. here it is>> translator: we're not really shocked by what he said. we know who he is, and he's used to saying offensive things. this is another angry. we're angry, but we're not really surprised by what he said. >> translator: the entire world should pray for trump. we need to pray for him. >> translator: we as haitians, we need to do better so people can respect us because if we don't respect ourselves first, no one will respect us. as haitians, he hit us hard. it shocked us. it's more than shocking, especially coming from an american president who made such

a statement. >> really amazing responses there. heartfelt and heartbreaking. for her perspective, our professor at the soaz university of london joins us. leslie, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> we've done a lot of donald trump interviews. this is one of the tougher, at least it is for me, considering what he has said. can mr. trump hurt the united states in oasis, economically and otherwise -- other ways, economically and otherwise, if he alienates africa's continent? >> it's undoubtedly the case that this is doing tremendous damage to america's reputation, to the symbolism of america. remember, america is important not only in terms of specific relationships that it builds in terms of its foreign aid and diplomacy and strategic partnerships, but it's important

as a symbol, as a country that's an immigrant nation that's founded on the idea, the basic idea that it welcomes immigrants to its borders, that it seeks to incorporate them into america fully as people, as citizens. and immigrants have made the most extraordinary important, and long-standing contributions to the united states of america. it's tremendously damaging, and it's upsetting obviously for people, for leaders abroad. it makes it difficult for leaders abroad to explain to their people why they continue to work with the united states. inevitably they need and must in many cases because of america's tremendous resources. it also plays very negatively within the united states. i think we're seeing people are very distressed. we've seen the opinion pieces, the public reactions. congress is not sure how to respond. it's very damaging, and it's tremendously disruptive.

>> republican leaders have been quite quiet, as a matter of fact. donald trump has made racially charged comments in the past. there were undertones during the campaign that his slogan "make america great again" was semi code for make america white again. is this donald trump we are seeing now the man that people elected him voted for? >> i think there were a complex set of reasons, different across populations, go b why people elected donald trump. i would be reluctant to say the american people were looking or seeking to have a racist president. the comments are more than racist. they're pointed at countries that are weaker in general economically, militarily than the united states. it's this combination of race and of relative -- countries that have less power resources.

when you bring that together, it's a form of bullying that i think is tremendously dangerous. hopefully what we'll see from the president is an apologiy. he owes that to the american people, to the american congress. i think people would like to hear him not ignore the american impact and not deny it but to acknowledge and walk back. at a minimum to say his remarks didn't do himself or the country any justice. i think the preliminary implications cannot be understate. >> one of the most revered american heroes in our country is martin luther king jr. his nephew spoke privately with mr. trump after assigning friday to remember mlk jr. as the nation celebrates the day in his honor. he was asked did he think donald trump was a racist. he said he didn't, but he thinks the president is racially ignorant and uninformed. do you agree with that? >> it's very difficult -- i'm

not entirely sure it's helpful -- to try and decide whether or not donald trump as an individual is racist. the language he's used is clearly language that will inevitably be interm red as highly racially charged and racist and discriminatory and more importantly, as being targeted against people who engage with the united states productively, many who come and live and build their lives and contribute to american society. for that reason he's got to address the language and to -- if he wants to be successful politically and wants to contribute to america's diplomatic role and symbolic appeal abroad to rethink the use of the language. >> right. one report says he's enjoying the controversy. i hope that's just a way of saying perhaps he's opened up an issue that the country needs to

address in some way. we will see. leslie, as always, thank you for being our guest. >> thank you. the white house doctor says president trump's health is excellent on. friday, mr. trump had his first medical exam since taking office. not many details as wellhave be released, but past readings have shown height, weight, blood pressure. the physical exam at the walter reed army medical center went exceptionally well, a statement reads, the president is in excellent health, and details will come out on tuesday. we'll learn more then. president trump keeps the iran nuclear deal for now. coming up, what he says has to change for that deal to stay in place. plus, in pakistan, protesters demand justice and answers for a little girl whose rape and murder rocked the country.

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and welcome back to "cnn newsroom." he's called it the worst deal ever, but u.s. president of the united states says he's giving the iran nuclear deal one last chance. friday he waived sanctions to keep the landmark agreement

alive. but he also said the u.s. would withdraw from the deal if major changes weren't made. he wants more limits to iran's nuclear development and for the deal to cover iran's longrange missile program. for more on the iran nuclear deal, i'm joined from london by sanam vaquil, associate at the north africa program and lecturer at johns hopkins university school of advanced international studies. sanam, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> first of all, your reaction to the president going along with u.s. allies and approving the deal again? >> well, trump is really passing the buck, giving his allies, co-signatories to the deal, specifically european countries, another four months to try and strengthen or improve upon the deal. at the same time, he's trying to pressure congress and the iranians. so he has a multiprong objective

here to build upon the deal and try to get all of these three parties to agree to extend the life of the deal beyond its current limits, to make sure that the united states can get behind what trump would like to be a stronger deal, one that would prevent iran from ever getting nuclear weapons. >> what are a couple of the elements that has him thinking this is a bad deal? >> well, there are a few provisions. the first is the issue of sunset clauses. president trump thinks the deal should never expire. he's heavily criticized the obama administration for agreeing to limits on the deal that would allow iran after 10, 15, and 25 years to return to a peaceful nuclear program. the second element that he would like to improve upon is to allow access to military sites inside the country.

the third would be to include iran's ballistic missile program in the deal, as well. and this is an agreement or building upon this agreement is what he wants to do only with his european counterparts. he doesn't require iran to accept these provisions. rather, he wants to pressure europe to accept harder penalties against iran. >> while a nuclear deal is still in place for now, the u.s. did impose new sanctions on iranians, mainly for human rights abuse and ties to its missile program. iran says that has crossed a red line, and its response will be severe. what form could that take? >> well, i think for the time being, the iranians are trying to demonstrate that they can be rhetorically strong against the united states. they are coming out of over a week-long nationwide protests. this tension over the nuclear agreement is rather -- sends

very bad signals for president rohani who is trying to an open, integrated economy. if it fails, so, too, will rouhani's plans. they're trying to put on a tough front and trying to be united and build a coalition of support with european countries as well as with russia and china against the united states here. >> we appreciate your expertise. thanks, sanam. >> thank you. the united nations says it's worried about the large number of arrests amid a wave of protests in tunisia. the u.n. human rights office says around 800 people have been detained since monday. it wants to allow peaceful assembly. many protesters are angry about hikes in fuel prices and sales taxes. state media report those arrested are accused of looting, vandalism, and other crimes. police in pakistan are on the hunt for the person who raped and murdered a 7-year-old girl and tossed her body on a

trash heap. people gathered across the country friday to honor zainab's memory. many accuse the government of not doing enough to protect citizens. >> reporter: zainab's family are joining with people across pakistan in demonstration that's turned deadly as frustrations were vented in the recent days since the death of this 7-year-old girl. her body was found dumped on a pile of trash. police say before she was murdered, she was raped, tortured, and sodomized. a pattern that fits a number of other crimes in the city of kasur in eastern pakistan. authorities say that have been attacks on a dozen young girls. now one official from punjab says it appears that there could be a serial killer, and they've discovered dna links between six of the murders. officials say they are still trying to find zainab's killer, though they have taken suspects

into custody. they say they're determined to bring this person to justice. but zainab's family says the police haven't done enough. they say they're the ones who went out and found the cctv video that shows some of the last moments of her life. she's seen in that video with an unknown person on the same day that she disappeared from her family's home. zainab's family has released the final page in her journal. it reads, "myself, i am a girl, my name is zainab. my father's name is ahman. i am 7 years old. i live in kasur." zainab's death, the attacks on a dozen girls, have gripped this country's attention. in a powerful move, a news presenter here in pakistan appeared on tv calling for justice for zainab, calling for justice for all of the victims with her only small daughter seated in her lap. in islamabad, alexandra field, cnn. >> such a tragic story there. chinese officials say they have found two more bodies on the burning oil tanker drifting

in waters between shanghai and japan. rescuers have been searching for the tanker's 32 crew members since it collided with a freighter last week. three bodies have now been recovered. while searching the vessel, rescuers also found the ship's voyage data recorder. the ship was carrying 136,000 tons of oil from iran to south korea when it collided with the freighter on january 6th. next here, president trump's alleged comments on immigrants from developing countries send shock waves across the world. and cnn goes to the heart of trump's base to gauge reaction to the latest furor surrounding the president. also, could the newest television trend be a big screen you can roll up? sounds pretty cool. our tech reporter puts it to the test at one of the world's biggest tech shows. that's ahead here as we push on.

welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta, i'm natalie allen. here are our top stories -- u.s. president donald trump denies using a vile term to describe some african nations in a meeting thursday. mr. trump admits his language was tough but says he didn't use the exact word attributed to him. two senators who were present say the president did, in fact, say it. doctors examined the president friday for his first known physical since taking office and say he's in excellent health. the white house hasn't disclosed what tests were conducted, but they plan to release results tuesday. the u.n. says it's concerned about the number of arrests in tunisia. around 800 people have been detained in protests there since

monday. one person has been killed. many protesters are angry about hikes in fuel prices and sales taxes. those arrested are accused of vandalism, looting, and other crimes. police in pakistan are trying to find a person who raped and murdered a 7-year-old girl that you see here. investigators believe the murderer attacked 11 other girls in the area. protesters across pakistan are demanding authorities do more to protect children. we turn back to the inflammatory comments from the u.s. president. there's been a firestorm of criticism around the world. the african union says it is infuriated and outraged, is demanding mr. trump retract the statement, and apologize. others have similar views, and here's a sample. >> i think i find him quite offensive -- okay, actually even offensive because i think africa, most countries in africa, are pretty stable.

and we are doing good. >> i think it's not the right thing for him to do. he's the president of the united states. we expect more of him. we expect him to be an example. we are growing democracies and don't expect such remarks. >> i do not agree because first it ae it's downgrade on humanity here because we are not any less of human beings. two is that u.s. needs those immigrants to help fund economy. >> there is no [ bleep ] immigrants, and there is no rich immigrants. i mean, there is immigrants all over the world who are immigrating because they need to find a better future for them and for their childs. >> translator: it's clearly revolting. we know very well that it's not the opinion of all americans. it's a racist part of america that is expressing itself more

and more which is unfortunate in the 21st century. >> while president trump's reported remarks sent shock waves around the world, many of his loyal supporters in the u.s. are willing to give him a pass. they also admit he's far from perfect. our gary tuchman reports from one of mr. trump's electoral strongholds in the state of alabama. ready? >> ready. give me a break. >> reporter: the rack and roll billiards ball in alabama is in heart of trump country. and bob hollingsworth is a loyal republican who voted for donald trump. bob, i want to you ask, overall, what do you think of the job donald trump is doing so far? >> i would give him overall a seven. seven out of ten. >> reporter: he doesn't get a higher grade, says hollingsworth, because of some of his personal behavior including what he just said. >> oh, he used "shithole countri countries." >> reporter: what do you think of the president using that term? >> we could have done -- done better there. i think he talked in more so in

terms of voicing that against the leadership of the country more so than the people of the country. >> reporter: the fact that high used that word at all -- that he used that word at all to describe any country in any way, shape, or form? >> not presidential, no. not presidential. shouldn't -- shouldn't have done it. >> reporter: we found that to be a common sentiment in downtown aniston among people who generally admire the president. rodney purser works in a restaurant. with the president using that word, how do you feel about it? >> he should have been more professional about it. he shouldn't have used that word. >> reporter: and as far as the restaurant customers go -- >> i think that that was unprofessional, and i would think that that shows a little bit of lack of morals. >> unpresidential. >> reporter: gene robinson feels differently, though. the storeowner is a former mayor of janson and isn't even a registered republican, but strongly defends the president. >> i don't think that he would have insententionally insulted

country, and that just came out of his mouth. that's the way he operates. he operates from the hip. >> reporter: you think it's just a mistake that he said that? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: you don't think he's being derogatory toward any country? >> i don't think he's being derogatory toward anyone. >> reporter: back at the billiards hall, bob hollingsworth rejects accusations the president is racist. do you think that he ever would have said that about a country that is mostly white? the countries he said that about are mostly black. >> that's a good point. >> reporter: could it affect you when you vote in 2020, say maybe i'm not going to vote for donald trump at that time? >> crude, but i can live with it. >> reporter: gary anist aniston, alabama. the u.s. ambassador of panama is resigning because of

differences with the administration. the career diplomat's resignation letter makes it clear disagreements with the white house prompted his decision. feely was appointed during the obama administration. when he steps down in march, panama will join dozens of countries without a u.s. ambassador. here in the u.s., the white house and president trump's lawyer are pushing back against a potentially damaging new report from the "wall street journal." tom foreman has the details. >> reporter: the big new claim in the "wall street journal" is this -- a woman was paid $130,000 a month before the presidential election to keep quiet about a sexual encounter with donald trump. according to the story, trump had this encounter with an adult film star who goes by the name "stormy daniels" in 2016 at a celebrity golf tournament. the report of hush money comes from people familiar with the matter. the president's longtime lawyer, michael cone, is hitting back hard saying these rumors have

circulated time and again since 2011. president trump once again vehemently denies any such occurrence, as has ms. daniels. he did not directly address the idea of a payment but did give cnn a statement he social security from stormy daniels saying, "my involvement with donald trump was limited to a few public appearances and nothing more. when i met donald trump, he was gracious, professional, and a complete gentleman to me and everyone in my presence. rumors that i have received hush money from donald trump are completely false. if indeed i did have a relationship with donald trump, trust me, you wouldn't be read being it in the news, you would be reading about it in my book. but the fact of the matter is these stories are not true," she says. cnn has tried to reach ms. daniels for independent confirmation. we've not spoken to her yet. and trump's lawyer, cohn, has not provided contact information for her. if the alleged event did nonetheless take place, it would have occurred the year after he

married now-first lady melania trump. the white house, however, is calling this old, recycled news, strongly denied prior to the election. >> tom foreman there from washington. puerto ricans are craving normalcy on their hurricane-hit island. just ahead, we explain why tens of thousands of people still don't even have a roof over their heads. plus, we're going to a soccer match. it is a really, really big deal because there are women in the stands. you are watchg "cnn newsroom." we're coming to you live from dotown atlanta. that's us rig there broadcasting on s k broadcasting on cnn u.s. and centre international.

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for three months, people in hurricane-hit puerto rico have been picking up the pieces of their tattered homes.

more than 70,000 have applied for a professionally installed tarp or blue roof from the u.s. army corps of engineers. a cnn investigation has found that tens of thousands are still waiting for one. we get more on the story from cnn's don sutter, he's in puerto rico. [ speaking native language ] >> reporter: hector's childhood home was torn apart when hurricane maria hit puerto rico more than three months ago. he still doesn't have a roof. by the door when we visit in mid-december is this yellow paper. it says that hector applied for a free, professionally installed tarp by the u.s. army corps of

engineers. they're installing about 500 a day, but keeping them honest, an investigation finds the program has left tens of thousands like hector waiting. only 20 miles from his home is this room full of 20,000 tarps. when we visit, they sit idle, waiting to be delivered. our analysis shows more than 70,000 people have asked for blue roofs as of december 18th. yet three months after hurricane maria, only about one-third have received them. >> the ability to bring materials to the island is a little bit different from being able to truck it from one state to the another or from one county to another. the warehouse full of roofs is evidence that we've been able to overcome at least one part of that challenge. >> reporter: a bid dispute in december that was reportedly cnn temporarily slowed installations. two attorneys will us there was no legal reason for delay while that dispute was resolved. especially given the emergency on the ground in puerto rico.

griens say people should get blue roofs within two weeks of when they apply. in october we meet carmen. she broke her arm trying to sweep water out of her living room. [ speaking native language ] >> reporter: the army corps determined she was eligible for the blue tooroof. two months later, she's still waiting. hector saw the image of the tarps in the warehouse. [ speaking native language ]

>> reporter: john sutter, cnn, puerto rico. the emergency workers are in a race against the clock searching for miracles in montecito, california. they hope to find five people who have been missing since tuesday when those violent mudslides tore through neighborhoods already devastated by wildfires. the mudslides have killed at least 18 people. on friday, rescuers discovered the latest victim, an 87-year-old man found in his home. terrible way to die. another brutal round of winter weather is slamming the northeast u.s. derek's here to tell us about it. >> yeah. you've got to see these videos coming out of cape cod. if you've been to this part of massachusetts, it's an absolute beautiful and stunning place to visit. this is something you don't normally see.

this canal in cape cod is full of sea water. sea water freezes at a colder temperature than that of fresh water. fresh water, we all know, freezes at 32 degrees fahrenheit. sea water freezes at 42 degrees fahrenheit. that means mother nature had to be brutally, brutally cold in order for this to happen and to see the scenes on cnn. we know the arctic blast has been a topic of conversation the past several weeks. guess what -- there's another winter storm impacting the northeast. we have a messy situation taking place. a lot to break down. let me show what's happening. that's the radar. you see rain, snow, and a mix of sleet and also freezing rain. right now we have 40 million americans under a winter weather advisory. i want to note upstate new york, vermont, as well as massachusetts, this area is also under a flash flood watch. and some regions across the

region under a flash flood warning. you say, well, what gives? you're talking about winter weather, you're talking about spring weather, flooding rains. remember, there was significant snow pack from previous arctic blasts that brought snow to the region the past several weeks. you get a warmup, rain moves in, and it dumps the rainfall on top of snowfall, and it melts the snow. that leads to a flash flood threat. what's incredible is that the system opinions to press eastward and draw in cold air behind it. you see how the precipitation has changed from rain to ice to snowfall across parts of new york, into vermont, again, new hampshire, and massachusetts. we're expecting another quarter inch of ice the next six hours or so. the heaviest snow totals done now, we have another six inches, upwards of ten inches for upstate new york. you can't need to be a meteorologist to see right where the cold front is located. look at new york. 52 now. look at detroit, 13 degrees.

we have about 700 miles that separates the two. but i mean, this front is marching eastward and packing quite a punch. another blast of arctic air expected. check out the temperatures for these locations. it's not only the eastern half of the united states dealing with cold weather, let me take you to northeast china. beautiful visuals out of this region. unique, as well. this is called rhyme ice. rhyme ice happens in places like mountainous regions where fog or low clouds settle in. temperatures are so cold that water droplets freezes to the surface of trees. >> lovely, lovely picture. >> end on a positive note. >> thank you. a major milestone has been reached for the first time in one country. women have been allowed to attend a men's soccer match. stadiums in three saudi cities will be open to women. it's the latest move toward a more open society in the

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something good for humanity. we wish him well in that. companies from all over the world unveiled the future of technology in las vegas this week. get a load of the future here. how about smart underwear? a high-tech fertility tracker. and a 3d photo booth that creates a digital clone of you. those were just some of the innovative products showcased at the consumer electronics show. here's cnn's samuel burke with a look at the tv of the future. >> reporter: this bath above me has a rollable television inside it. i'm sitting under it so you can see it's not just going up and down, it's unrolling out of the box. we're show you the technology in a second. for the past few years, lots of people thought they knew where tv was headed. 3d tvs, when was the last time you saw somebody with 3d glasses? curved televisions. who needs that when you can just roll up the television into a box and store it away.

a couple of years ago at ces, lg showed a smaller, 18-inch display, that you might be able to roll up and stick in your back pocket bike a newspaper one day -- like a newspaper one day. they've taken that technology and applied it to a tv. this say prototype. an lg display just makes screenings. they hope one day tv manufactures might incorporate this tech -- manufacturers might incorporate this technology into their sets. here's how it works under the hood as the tv shrinks down. so what's the point of having a rollable television? you can tuck it away when you're not using it, but ld display thinks you might want to use your television at different heights. maybe just ton what music is play -- to know what music is playing or what the weather is. they think you might want a super-wide format like we're used to in movie theaters or

possibly just watching it to watch television in the format we've become accustomed to. imagine that. >> i like the idea of just rolling it up after you watch cnn hopefully. thanks for watching this hour. i'll have more news, another hour of news right after the break. be right back. ♪

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