and ahead this hour, new details about the man behind the terror attack on london bridge. hear from one of the bystanders who risked his life to stop him. also, the white house facing a new impeachment deadline. will donald trump take democrats up on their offer to participate in his own hearing? also, thousands of americans hitting the road after this week's thanksgiving holiday. any word of advice? we'll check the forecast. there could be some road blocks.

live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm michael holmes and "cnn newsroom" starts right now. welcome, everyone. we are learning new information about friday's fatal knife attack near london bridge. british media reporting a police search under way in staffordshire, england. 28-year-old usman khan was a convicted terrorist who police have identified as the man who stabbed two people fatally. and wounded three others before he was shot and killed by police. video of that moment is disturbing. police believe the attack began in physical monger's hallway attending an event sponsored by cambridge university. he fled that location,

eventually, he was tackled near london bridge. among those who reportedly subdued him was a former inmate in prison with khan. police arrived on the scene moments later. >> now, phil black joins us live from london. good to see you, phil. what more are we learning about usman khan? there are so many questions why he was released from jail, was he being monitored. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, michael he was 19 when he was first arrested that was back in 2010 as part of an investigation into a fairly complex plot to bomb the london stock exchange. it was a big investigation. police were monitoring this group for some time. around 1,000 officers or so were involved. and at the point they decided that the risk to the public was

too great they moved in to break up the group. his charges specifically related to planning and financing, his goal was to set up a training camp in kashmir on family-owned property. he was convicted in 2012. his sentence was set at 16 years, he served half that time, minus the time he'd already spent in police custody and released on license, as it's known here, essentially a form of probation which allows criminals to serve out the second half of their custodial sentence essentially at home underclothes restrictions with tight restrictions. we know that khan was wearing an electronic tag at the time. presume saebl, the authorities knew or where he was going to be, yesterday. that is at that criminal justice seminar in the fishmonger's hall that you mentioned. a historic building on the north side of the london bridge. and he was then able to use that as cover, it seems, in order to

carry out the attack which then followed. it seems that despite time served, despite the benefit of the doubt, if you like the attempted rehabilitation and reintegration which being a licensed in probation is supposed to promote, he was a man who was determined to do harm. and that's what happened just over my shoulder here, you can see, my shoulder here yesterday, that tent that you can see on the left side of your frame, that's where khan was initially pinned down. and then moments later shot dead by police. michael. >> all right, phil black there in london for us. appreciate it, phil, thanks so much. and will guinness is managing director of international corporate protection joins us now from london. and thanks for doing so. it really does seem stunning that a man convicted of terror activity released on license while obviously still a threat. should he have been monitored --

you know, it's hard to stop everything, but is this a security failure of sorts? >> well, it's a very difficult one to say at this particular time, michael, with the little bit of information that we have. but i think my speculation will draw more to the deradicalization programs run here in the united kingdom. and this is under the bearer of what we call the contest strategy. one of the biggest tests we face when a radical individual is convicted and sent to prison, the problem is they can then also make others susceptible. and there was an awful lot of recruitment that actually takes place in person. and i think it's a clear evidence of what happened yesterday that even if they're convicted for an extended period of time when they are released within the boundaries of the uk judicial system that they can sometimes circumvent or suppress themselves sufficiently to be able to be released and believed

to be no longer a threat to the general public. >> yeah. just to speak to the difficulties going forward when it comes to other radicals who are being sent back to various european countries, not just the uk. what happens with them? >> well, yes, exactly. and this is the big challenge. there are deradicalization programs which i think are still in a very, very good degree of immaturi immaturity. these individuals, we've got to remember, they're unlike other criminals, although in many regards most of the terrorists that have been subsequently apprehended or neutralized as yesterday did have some involvement in criminality to some degree. but it's about their motivations, now, the problem that we face, with these individuals, the british nationals, they have to be treated -- there has to be a massive takeup in this country because this countproblem is goo

prevail until we come up with other measures. >> as you say, there are captured isis fighters that have returned to places like germany and france and so forth. it's going to be a european problem. i want to ask you, too, you have a situation here, the members of the public acted brilliantly, police were on the scene quickly. the whole incident speaks to the effectiveness of the so-called attacks, very easy to carry out and difficult to prevent. >> yeah, looking at fishmonger's hall, i know fishmonger's hall very well, at that location. the problem is while it's low tech, it's simply a question of carrying a knife. and albeit, there are measures carried by the police because we do have a serious knife problem

here in london, anyway, it takes one individual in a crowded space to carry out one of these attacks, inevitably if they're carrying something that is per seevd to er is sieved to be a body-worn device that is tougher in situations. >> will geddes, thank you for being with us. meanwhile, dutch police are searching for a suspect who stacked and window lead minors this happened in a very busy shopping district in the hague. police say the situation is complex and have not named a suspect nor possible motive as of yet. dutch national broader nos reporting no indication terrorism was a factor. dutch authorities are asking for witnesses to come forward. we'll take a break here on the program, when we come back on "cnn newsroom," the u.s.

house judiciary chairman sends a new deadline to president donald trump. he has one week to decide if he'd like to participate in the committee's impeachment proceedings. also, a major announcement from iraq's prime minister as violent protests continue across the country. his concession to anti-government movement, coming up. i'll get that later. dylan! but the one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with homeowners insurance. what? switching and saving was really easy! i love you! what? sweetie! hands off the glass. ugh!! call geico and see how easy saving on homeowners and condo insurance can be. i love her!

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who killed two people and injured three others in a knife attack on friday in central london. updating you now, 28-year-old usman khan was previously convicted of trough events. video of friday's incident is disturbing, bystanders tackling khan were police arrived. one person spraying him with a fire extinguisher, another one jabbing him with a nawa tusk, that's the tusk, if you didn't know. police say he was wearing a fake bomb. and now turning to the impeachment inquiry to u.s. president donald trump. the white house has one week to tell democrats if it wants to participate at all in the house proceedings. mr. trump's lawyers already facing a deadline as the house judiciary committee preparing

for the first meeting on wednesday. >> reporter: house committee chairman jerry nadler telling president trump in a letter he has now until next friday to determine whether or not he'll participate in the next round of impeachment inquiries. and the first impeachment hearing set for next wednesday. press secretary stephanie grisham had first responded to the invitation saying nadler's offer is being reviewed but the president has done nothing wrong and the democrats know it. >> when you complain and complain and complain and you have an opportunity to put your story to the american public and you don't want to do it, and you don't want to be subject to cross-examination yourself, it shows you don't have a very good defense. >> reporter: this week, the house intelligence communiittee to submit information.

>> there is a mountain of evidence that has come to light through public testimony and private depositions that i've had an opportunity to listen to. >> reporter: nadler will use the report as a guide to help write the articles of impeachment on those ukraine related charges. the allegation being that the president trades a white house meeting with military aid in exchange for dirt on the bidens. democrat are considering other articles including obstruction of justice on the mueller probe. >> this will be the first partisan impeachment in the history of our country. i think chairman schiff and speaker pelosi knew from the very beginning how they would vote and what they're going to try to prove. >> apolice departmemid all of t officials are trying to figure out how to improve the tattered relations with the white house.

ukraine, got that security aid money in the end. but they are still very reliant on the u.s. for political and financial support. as they fight russia, they're very much in need of the trump administration's help going forward. alex marquardt, cnn, washington. president trump, meanwhile, appears to have overstated the status of peace negotiations with the taliban. a senior administration official tells cnn the u.s. is in the process of restarting formal talks. now, that's in contrast to mr. trump's announcement not only that have talks resumed but the taliban is open to a cease-fire. saying they're ready to pick up where they left off back in september when mr. trump abruptly called off talks because of a taliban bombing that killed an american soldier and the president said the taliban to him were dead. joining us from london, let's start with the politics, the

hearings, the judiciary committee, what are you expecting in termses of the white house taking part in the hearings? we heard the argument made in the piece earlier with alex marquardt, you can't complain about not being heard if you don't turn up? >> well, never say never with donald trump. i mean crazier things certainly have happened. but i think it's unlikely that he will participate in the process for one reason. in some sense, it would legitimize the impeachment trial. he said from the very beginning this is a witch hunt and this is harassment. by participating he would kind of undermine that argument. he seems much more comfortable standing on the sidelines hurling insults at the democrats on twitter and the campaign trail. we've also seen him impose gag orders on white house officials and former white house officials including former white house counsel mcgahn. so i think it's highly unlikely that he will end up participating. >> having seen it unfolding in

determines of the democrats and their process, what articles of impeachment, do you think they'll keep it simple? leave off other things like mueller report, stuff regarding possible obstruction. perhaps emoluments? >> i think you're right, michael, in the most straightforward terms as possible that it's all about ukraine and presidential abuse of power. certainly, they could throw the kitchen sink at donald trump and they would have ever right to do so. i think in terms of making a cogent article to the american people it makes much more sense to keep it straightforward and as simple as possible. one of the charges that rose with the mueller report, that was so much complexity and so much going on, i think the democrats want to avoid this. >> i think you have to ask about afghanistan, it's important, donald trump when he was

visiting the troops, he said they don't want to do a cease-fire and they do want to do a cease-fire, i believe, and it probably will work out that way. there really is a lot to that suggestion that it's true. do you think at least that the talks have started and the taliban have magically agreed to a cease-fire which would be a shock to most observers? >> you're right. this could be a donald trump off-the-cuff remark. there really is no indication that in fact the taliban would be open to this cease-fire. and in fact it would require extracting significant concessions from them at this point at they haven't been willing to do so. i think the statements by donald trump surprised a lot of people including in the taliban but also western flow the madiploma. >> the thing is, it's an

election year, donald trump is campaign on getting out of afghanistan, the taliban, they know that, talking about bringing down troops while they were over there inning thathank. the taliban could sit and wait this out. >> that's a good point, michael. certainly, donald trump has made the case that he wants to extricate the united states from foreign meddling and what he refers to as endless wars. at the same time, i do think afghanistan despite it's tremendous importance is a low salient issue for voters. so it's unclear as to whether or not he is able to exit from afghanistan, whether that would really sway a lot of voters. i think kind of americans are much more focused on some of these other big ticket items including impeachment and so on. >> you know, you got to wonder, you know, not just what are the chances the taliban would compromise, but the odds that

they would become part of some democratic cooperative with the existing elected government, and magically give up the notion of running the country the way they did before, which is to say, brutally, how are they to be trusted? and how would it look for the u.s. if the u.s. backs out of this and all of a sudden we're back to pre9/11? >> you're right, any true negotiated peace would not only require a cease-fire but require some sort of broader political solution in the region. i think at this point that looks highly unlikely. certainly, you would like to see talks resume and ongoing conversation and dialogue between the president and the taliban and the afghani government but at this point i think it's very much a very open question. >> other thing, too, you know,

if the u.s. did come to some sort of -- you know, some sort of agreement with the taliban, cease-fire or no cease-fire, and the taliban don't seem to want to agree to that, you know, if the u.s. is sort of pulling back and disengaging, how are they going to enforce any agreement? >> well, i think, i think that's another big question. i mean, this is a real challenge for the president because on the one hand, he's really pushing this america first agenda, trying to keep the focus on domestic politics, not try to get involved in these overseas interventions. but at the same time, i mean, of course, there are really big challenges to actual enforcement. and the taliban can agree to a settlement. but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are going to follow through. >> exactly. >> so, all of this are kind of part of the broader set of considerations of the administration will have to consider. >> indeed, thomas gift with university college of london,

good to see you so much. >> thank you, michael. pro democracy protesters have returned to the streets of hong kong. right now, hundreds of students holding a rally in the city's financial district calling for reforms and denouncing police brutality as they have for months now. police say 6,000 people have been arrested with the protests. and protests are flaring in iraq, they do appear to spark some political change potentially after almost two months of unrest the country's foreign minister says he will submit his resignation to parliament. it is significant he hasn't submitted it to the president which would be more immediate. he does say he's going to step down after iraq's top shiite cleric criticized the response in baghdad. reacting to the news with celebration it follows yet another deadly week in the streets. in the country's south at least 42 people were killed when

clashes broke out, several hundred are being killed in the protests overall. cnn's arwa damon has been following the developments. she has more. >> reporter: demonstrators danced, shot off tiny fireworks in baghdad's square as the news spread that iraqi's prime minister adil abdul mahdi would resign. it came at an unbearable, unnecessary price. wake up, wake up! a mother shrieks over her son's body. he's one of more than 40 gunned down in 48 hours in the shia city where eyewitnesses describe streets being turned into rivers of blood. this young man also killed there wears a t-shirt that says "we want a nation." this is the scene at the morgue. home to some of shia islam's

holiest sites heavily influenced by iran and a heartbreaking post asks "does anyone know this young man?" he's a son is the first comment. the square is lined with shrines of those who have died. visitors pray for souls of people they never met. for this woman, it's her way of thanking them for the future for her two children who she brought here for the first time. yes, they are too young to really understand, she says, but i want them to come and experience this. there is a sense and a determination that this will be the chapter in iraq's bloody history that finally alters the status quo that has governed the population's lives since the u.s.-led invasion. one that traded saddam hussein's

leadership, rampant corruption, rising unemployment, divisive sectarian politics and iran's looming shadow. iran wants to make us part of the islamic republic, this man says, just like isis wanted to make us a part of their state. rare to hear such harsh words expressed publicly against iraq's neighbor whose malicious and political influence wield ultimate powers here. but the barriers here is breaking, iraqis want to control their own destiny and willing to risk it all. their prime minister's re resignation is just the first step. for those taking to the streets it's about claiming their country and upgrading the system that has brought more destruction than democratic rights. arwa damon, cnn, baghdad. when we come back, more on

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welcome back to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, i'm michael holmes, you're watching "cnn newsroom." updating you now on our top stories at this hour. the white house has until friday to tell democrats if it wants to

participate at all in the house impeachment proceedings. the rules allow president trump's lawyers to request witnesses or make presentations during the hearings. a source close says the white house is debating whether the participation would be, quote, worth it. as the taliban seems to be surprised by president trump's announcement that peace talks had restarted. no one told them. he made that comment while visiting american groups in afghanistan. the militant group said it's ready to resume talks from the point where they were when they were stopped in november. a man hunt is under way when the man that stabbed bystanders in the hague. police are trying to get more information and identify a motive. no indication of terrorism at the moment. we are learning new details about friday's knife attack near london bridge in london, which has been declared an act of

terrorism. police say a man and a woman were killed, three other people wounded and taken to the hospital. the attacker who was killed by police has been identified as 28-year-old usman khan of the staffordshire area in england. he was convicted in 2012 of a foil eed terror plot and releas from prison last year. individual so is disturbing. police came to the attack in fishmonger's hall where passers-by rushed him to the ground. police quickly moving in. one witness said khan appeared to have two knives, one of them taped to his hand. no one knew at the time that a bomb that khan was apparently wearing was fake. in the aftermath, london's mayor praising the people who took

action. >> members of the public didn't realize at the time it was a hoax device. and they really are the best of us another example of the he heroism, of ordinary londoners rushing to help. i want to say thank you on behalf of all londoners, because it shows us. >> in the wake of the sentence handed out to the most violent offenders. cnn's nina desantos. >> reporter: terror once again in the heart of london. passengers on this bus became witness to a shocking scene. >> it looked like members of the public were shouting with a man and looked was going to be pinned down. i realized quickly it was a

knife. and then the police went over with some guns and it ended with the man being shot. >> reporter: police say they were call to the area at 2:00 p.m. follows reports of the stabbing. after reporting to ordinary londoners, a suspect was shot dead by officers. >> i also want to thank the members of the public who have helped by showing extraordinary courage and stepping in to tackle this attacker. >> reporter: it wasn't far from london bridge, one of the busiest commuter stations in the capital city that things began to unfold. about a block in that direction behind the security cordon. witnesses said they heard what was later a quick blast of gunfire. they were told to evacuate the area urgently, some panicked and began to flee down streets like these. and then chaos as people tried

to make sense of the scene. one woman found the situation all too familiar. this is the second time that you've had a lucky escape from an incident like this? >> yes, i was also in the boston marathon attacks in 2013. and at the marathon, sort of 20 minutes just before it actually happened. and the very same thing, a flood of people just running and not really knowing what was happening and just fear. a huge amount of fear on their faces. and you could feel it as well in the energy of everyone strutting out. >> reporter: london bridge was the target of another attack two years ago. eight people were killed and 48 were injured. this attack comes just weeks after the terror threat to this part of the uk was deduced too substantial and ahead a crucial general election for the entire country. as for the motivation of the suspect police say they're keeping an open mind.

nina dos santos, cnn, london. >> tom gray was a guide on london bridge as it unfolded and he describes what happened. >> me and my colleague stevie were driving northbound over london bridge. we sort of came up behind a double decker bus. several people sort of jumped in from the left side of the bridge, to the centralization, sort of out to the right. and just sort of bent our heads around it. one chap running from five guys with a fire extinguisher, and stevie and i thought just what to do and ran towards it. and tried to do our very best to apprehend the suspect. when we got there, he was wielding two knives one was sort of duct taped to his hand. all i could do, while others held him down and pinned him to the ground.

i kind of stamped on his wrist to release the knife. so i kicked the knife away. sort of went down london bridge. and after that, the police very quick got there almost instantaneously, and the guy got hot a couple times. and then hit the deck. and then after that, we basically -- i hid behind the school bus full of little children and made sure the girls in the back were okay. and smiling, okay, it's okay, you'll be all right. got the bus turned around south over london bridge. that the point, we were told to stay where we were, then told he had a gun as well. kind of stayed put. and heard another shot. a small explosion. and we just heard run. so we turned and high-tailed is south of london bridge and heard

15 or so gunshots and just kind of southbound of london bridge and just waited to see how to be useful to anyone. and knowing any information. >> well, caught in the cross fire of diplomacy why european aid workers are being for helping migrants at sea. and also around the world, shoppers crowding into stores in search of best bargains. some hope this will be the last black friday. the reasons why, when we come back. (logo whooshes) (logo chiming)

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welcome back. an update now on our top story this hour, that is, of course, friday's terror attack in central london. police say 28-year-old usman

khan fatally stabbed two people, injured three others near london bridge before police shot and killed him. witnesses say several people tried to tackle khan to the ground. they wrestled a knife away before police opened fire. police say he had a fake explosive device strapped to him when he was shot. and that is probably why he was shot. khan was released from prison last year after he was convicted in 2012 for a foiled plot to bomb london's stock exchange. earlier, we heard from a woman who took refuge in a nearby cafe. this interview was just moments after the attack. >> there was a rush of people running into the cafe, we're at the cafe at the base of the bridge. people rushed there. immediately, the manager rushed the door and locked. edge was basically under the tables and we were told that shots were heard. and then at some point, where we

saw police coming to the bridge, and closing it off, we were ask to move to the back of the restaurant, obviously, away from the windows. and everybody has been here ever since trying to piece together all of the information that we're getting from what we're seeing, which is a loss. and basically, nobody is allowed to come through on roads. and the station here. we've heard there's been a stabbing. we've heard that it was probably police that shot. and now everybody is here to -- we hear it's okay to come out again, which is not heard yet. hopefully that will happen soon. people are quite calm and just trying to support each other, i think. >> and we will, of course, keep you updated on any developments here on cnn. now, when migrants travel by sea, the trip to europe can be, obviously, life or death.

and we've seen that story unfold many times. now, some of the aid workers who set out to rescue those making the journey, well, they're being prosecuted. a problem charities warn to lead to each more deaths. >> reporter: in difficult circumstances, those rescuers might have been considered heroes, pulling migrants from dangerously overcrowded boats as they made their way towards the greek island. >> we had two rescue boats, we had equipment, we had a very well-trained medical team that can respond in seven minutes. whereas the ambulance is 40 minutes. >> reporter: so the difference is life or death? >> it can be. >> reporter: but rather than being celebrated they're being charged. this man is facing a string of accusations in greece. >> being part of criminalization. money laundering, obviously, the

accusations are tantamount to smuggling and espionage or spying. weapon still face centuries in prison. >> reporter: he's not alone, in june, the captain of the ship was arrested by italian authorities after docking on the island. >> we unfortunately, didn't have any other options than to enter the port without permission. >> reporter: on board were 40 migrants who had been rescued from the mediterranean. he was later released from arrest, but still faces an ongoing investigation under anti-people smuggling laws, laws enabled by an eu directive. the 2002 directive was designed to combat people smuggling it. allows countries to prosecute people entering there illegally. the clause is only optional, meaning countries can choose whether or not they enact this. over recent years, the number of

migrants arriving by sea has been falling. at the same time, according to eu-funn hf eu-funded research there's been an increase in accusations targeting aid workers. >> that is in need and that p n plainly needs to stop. >> reporter: as a result, of the crackdown, there are fewer rescue ships, claiming migrants in the past years. n a statement to cnn, european commission acknowledges there is a lack of clarity in the implementation of the humanitarian exemption clause and will gather more evidence on how the directive is being applied. >> the case is being made to them that prosecutors are in large part trumped up and they shouldn't happen at all. i think they are not convinced yet that this is a sufficiently

serious problem. and warrant a change of directive. >> reporter: rescuers warn if not changed, the criminal charges will continue. >> the effect has been to embroil us in costly and lengthy legal procedures. and this acts as a form of deterrence. it has frightened people away from doing this kind of work. and it has frightened without a doubt. >> reporter: a situation he says will result in more deaths at say. simon cullen, cnn, london. u.s. immigration authorities have deported a worker injured in the new orleans hard rock hotel collapse last month. a worker says he was targeted and at least two people died in that collapse. parma was arrested just two days

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frenzy has expanded around the world. as you can see, many countries, in many countries, bargain hunters flooding the stores. have a look at the images there. in brazil, a pretty tense scene as shoppers fought each other for a television. while many countries have embraced the black friday tradition in france, the day has been met with resistance. or resistance. climate change after a staged protest and strikes while some lawmakers are pushing to ban black friday altogether. melissa bell with that. >> reporter: in leon, police had to clear them. climate and anti-capital protesters heal s held sit-ins. in cities. the on the of their anger, black tradition, the tradition that's carried its way into france in the last years promising sales.

and the very things angering protesters are also worrying the french government. france's parliament is debating banning black friday. on the grounds it is bad for the planet and promotes s overconsumption. shoppers were out. >> it's really nice. you can buy a lot of things for the small amount. that's really good. >> discounts really amazing. and you can shop until you drop. >> reporter: but this might be the last opportunity for the french to shop until they drop. mps could vote to plan black friday as an anti-waste bill that will be debated next week. melissa bell, cnn, paris. as the thanksgiving holiday comes to a close here in the u.s., millions of people braced for a travel nightmare. have a look at that there. this weekend, a storm expected to bring heavy snow and strong

winds to the central united states and the northeast. meteorologist derek van dam joining me now to talk more about it. it's going to be in the 70s. low 20 celsius here. >> you'll feel the cold. it will drop markedly in the next 24 hours. count my words. it's not a good sign when an american airline issues preemptively waivers for the storm. we know it's coming, they know it's coming. let's take you out west. this is the grand canyon. this is whiteout conditions. do you not get any lower in visibility than that. that same moisture, that same storm moving eastward across the country. it's already dumped historic snow amounts and we anticipate the cost of major flight disruptions along the east coast and the midwest. we'll highlight all of them. 29 states under weather alerts. we have 40 million people impacted by some sort of winter weather over the next 36 to 48

hours. actually, this is more of a prolonged event because it's going to stick around the east coast. you'll see that in a second. minneapolis/st. paul, that's where it is today, that being saturday. now with the system spreads its moisture, snow and rain/snow mix, we see philadelphia, jfk and boston included in the mix. there's a lot included in the system across the great plains. you add snow on top of that, that's a lethal combination. winter storm warnings stretching across the great lakes as well. here's the timing of this event. this is very important to take note of. look at the transition of rain along the coastal cities sunday into monday. that's going to limit the snow potentials or snow totals for some of the major cities. that doesn't mean we're not going to see snow in philadelphia and boston but i just mean the highest snowfall totals will be outside of that i-95 corridor.

nonetheless, it's going to impact travel not only in the skies but on the ground as well. keep in mind, if you're an international visitor, to those airports, plan ahead. you'll want a lot of extra time to get to your final destination, maybe a day or two. plan on it. >> all right. you've got your heads-up from derek van dam. that wraps up "cnn newsroom." i'm michael holmes. if you're joining us here in the united states, "new day" coming your way. for our international viewers "borneo burning" is just ahead. i'm have the update at the break and see you in just say half hour on cnn international. (vo) the flock blindly falls into formation. flying south for the winter.

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