matt damon's character bill baker — you! matt damon's character bill baker becomes - you! larger—than—life american blue—collar worker definitely sticks out in a very french surroundings. damon worked hard to get the role right. the character _ to get the role right. the character was _ to get the role right. the character was not - to get the role right. tt2 character was not something i had seen before, a roughneck from oklahoma, that is a very specific thing. and it was really going down there and researching and spending time with those guys was really... interesting and kind of critical to getting this guy right. critical to getting this guy ri . ht. ., , right. in the movie it is really well _ right. in the movie it is really well observed, i right. in the movie it is| really well observed, do right. in the movie it is i really well observed, do you think part of the enjoyment is actually seeing your character as a kind of fish out of water? yeah, but in a real way, but in a hollywood movie way. like na, the character that i play very specific thing, and to sort of p

damon worked hard to get the role right. very specific thing. and it was really, going down there and researching and spending time with those guys was really...interesting and kind of critical to getting this guy right. the movie is really well observed, do you think part of the enjoyment is actually seeing your character as a kind of fish out of water? yeah, tom, but in a real way, but not in a hollywood movie way. like, the character that i play is a very specific thing, and to sort of put that guy in a place like marseille, which is in itself a very specific city and to kind of see how those to interact with one another was a really interesting movie. it is a drama that is directed and cowritten by the oscar—winning filmmaker tom mccarthy, its story partly based on amanda knox, the us exchange student who was wrongly convicted of the 2007 murder of her british roommate in italy. early on, 10—11 years ago i was following that case, i thought it was fascinating. i think personally i felt like it was sensationalised in a wa

damon worked hard to get the role right.klahoma, that is a very specific thing. and it was really, going down there and researching and spending time with those guys was really...interesting and kind of critical to getting this guy right. the movie is really well observed, do you think part of the enjoyment is actually seeing your character as a kind of fish out of water? yeah, tom, but in a real way, but not in a hollywood movie way. like, the character that i play is a very specific thing, and to sort of put that guy in a place like marseille, which is in itself a very specific city and to kind of see how those two interact with one another was a really interesting movie. it is a drama that is directed and cowritten by the oscar—winning filmmaker tom mccarthy, its story partly based on amanda knox, the us exchange student who was wrongly convicted of the 2007 murder of her british roommate in italy. early on, 10—11 years ago i was following that case, i thought it was fascinating. i think personally i felt like it was sens

. >> reporter: damon fletcher grew up in compton. after going away to college, he came home to find his childhood friends struggling. >> some of them had fallen into the prison system, gang life, drugs. and i just wondered why did have i such a different outcome, and it was chess. >> very good. >> reporter: he started train of thought to help kids of all ages find their inner king or queen. >> every game of chess is 75 to 100 moves. and every single move that your opponent makes presents a new problem for you to solve. kids are just having fun. they dent realize that they're solving problems. >> the answer is always there. >> reporter: how do you teach a 5-year-old how to play chess? >> we have a really cool story that we use to help kids that age set up a chase board the first time. it goes the king and the queen got married by the bishops. they rode on horses to their castle and had eight children. >> my aim in class is being a scholar. being a scholar to me is being prepared, productive and never giving up. >> that's the best way

. >>> and arwa damon is joining us from istanbul.hat police chief who spoke of nothing changing, he doesn't represent the taliban government but he can imagine that he represents the views largely held by many now in positions of power across the country and then the experience of those journalists as we saw seems to be more evidence of this. >> reporter: and also, kim, you have the experience of some of those women and others who have been going out in small scale demonstrations but also in many instances being met with force, being beaten while they are out there trying to either demonstrate for their rights or for pakistan to cease its involvement among taliban and other things. and you also have contradictory messages coming from the taliban confusing and probably also quite frightening for the vast majority of the population. remember they said that women would be allowed to work, that they would be allowed to go to school. now you have the police chief in mazar-i-sharif saying we'll be ruling the same way we did 20 years ago wh

arawa damon in istanbul, thanks so much. the taliban's new interim government is composed of men alone, and afghan women are especially anxious to know more about the nature of the new regime. small demonstrations demanding equality and representation for women have taken place since the taliban takeover, but some have been met with force. when they were last in power, of course, the taliban's interpretation of sharia law led to the persecution and targeting of women. also lgbtq people and ethnic minorities. minext guest has been fighting for the rights of women in afghanistan for decades as a lawmaker, author and advocate. a former member of the afghan parliament who served in that capacity since 2005. she joins me now live from doha. and thanks for doing so. there has been as we said some incredible bravery by women protesting in the street, risking their very lives for protesting as the taliban beat them, threatened them. what goes through your mind as an advocate when you've seen those scenes? >> many women and men that

arwa damon in istanbul. note tonight, be sure to watch the new cnn film "the lost boys." here's a preview. >> as a child, paul franziac thought he knew who he was but he did not. at the age of 10 he discovered a box full of old newspaper clippings in his house. >> so i started reading it, and it said paul joseph franziac kidnapped and i saw a picture of my mom and dad and they looked real, really sad and heartbroken and distraught. i said, mom, what is this? this is about me? what is this? she said you were kidnapped. we found you. we love you. we'll never talk about that again. >> and they didn't. >> but paul couldn't let it go, and years later he embarked on a mission. >> what really happened to me? >> that's what i needed to find out. >> it all starts in chicago, 1964. that's when paul's mother gave birth to a beautiful >> as i was leaving, this woman walked in. she was dressed in white. i just thought, she's a nurse. >> but she wasn't. and before anyone knew it, that baby was gone. >> her doctor came in,

so let's bring in cnn's arwa damon. she joins us live from istanbul. restrictions the taliban are implementing? >> reporter: well, we are hearing about them being implemented in herat, and quite possibly in some other areas, as well. these are specific to men. men are not to cut their beards, and any barber who is caught cutting a man's beard or playing music will be punished. and the great concern, of course, among many afghans is that they are seeing this implementation of the taliban of old, despite all of the rhetoric about how the taliban may have changed. these are very much the rules, regulations, ways of behaving of the taliban of 20 years ago. there is also great concerns about the potential disconnect that exists between elements of the taliban that are more on the political sphere of things, versus those that are actually the foot soldiers and controlling things on the ground. and, of course, today, afghanistan is meant to be addressing the united nations general assembly. is that going to happen? we don't know, yet, because the taliban did

now, your very worst fears are on the brink of being realized. >> thanks for the update there, arwa damon in turkey. >>> the bide dmangs is scrambling right now to contain a political fire storm with france over a new security deal between australia, the u.s. and the u.k. that agreement cost france a $65 billion contract to supply diesel powered submarines to australia. paris has now taken the extraordinary step of sending sbas dors -- ambassadors and the partnership remains healthy. >> france in particular is a vital partner on this and so many other issues. stretching back generations, and we want to find every opportunity to deepen our trans-atlantic cooperation, in the indo-pacific and around the world. >> we have now from paris with more on the french reaction. which is pretty angry to say the least. >> reporter: i would say so, in fact we have to go back a long time to find something equivalent. perhaps the crisis over suez, in the '50s, you really can't spot a time when this kind of seriousness has taken place, did the degradation of the relationship between france and the united s

. >> arwa damon has reported from afghanistan. arwa joins me now from istanbul. arwa, hi.inly that kind of attitude chilling for those who have been left behind who still remain. in afghanistan. >> it must certainly must be, robyn. one can't even begin to imagine, especially since right now we're also hearing all sorts of contradictory messages. remember, when the taliban first took over kabul, they were saying women would be allowed in education, they would have the right to work. now you're hearing from the police chief in mazar-e sharif saying that no, the laws are going to be exactly the same as they were 20 years ago where basically women did not enjoy any of those rights. neither did young girls, effectively denied an education, a future and any ability to be productive members of society, denied the right to basically dream of bettering themselves, bettering their country. and, you know, at the same time, if one were to be in afghanistan right now, the other reality is that you can't get out. afghans are effectively trapped in afghanistan at this stage. those who ma

arrwa damon joining us live fro istanbul.any thanks. >>> secretary of state antony blinken is calling the evacuations from kabul an extra ordinary effort. during a virtual hearing, he said they got almost all the u.s. citizens and afghans who wanted to leave out. tens of thousands of afghans who fled the country are now in the united states. cnn's oren liebermann has the det details. >> reporter: ever since the first flight of evacuees landed at dulles, the number of afghans coming into the united states has soared. the u.s. anticipates the arrival of more than 65,000 afghan refugees by the end of the month. already the military has built what one official described as small cities on eight bases. those bases thousanow house 53, risk afghans. ft. bliss was the first to grant media access to see the facilities. here there is housing for more than 10,000 afghans. they will get covid vaccines, medical screening and the beginning of a new life. in new jersey, the afghans have broken up their village into councils, leaders meet wi

arwa damon is following the stories, in istanbul and certainly 20 years on, it is becoming full circle, afghanistan remaining a focus 20 years ago as it is today. >> reporter: coming full circle, robin, in the worst imaginable way possible. in fact, many afghans are still struggling to come to terms with the reality that the taliban is back in power. certain freedoms that they enjoyed over the last 20 years have just been ripped away from them, along with so many hopes and dreams for their own future. and this is something that defies logic to a certain degree. that on the very same day that those towers came down, around the same time, that america declared its war on terror, it went to war in afghanistan, now the very entity that it went to war against is the one that controls afghanistan. and the great concern is has america, has the west really learned from the lessons of the past? and how is america and the west going to navigate this new reality forward, which of their morals are they going to be willing to compromise to ensure that afghanistan remains stable enough? and not stab

let's go straight to arwa damon. arwa reported extensively from and in afghanistan, she's in istanbul now. what happened here and certainly an indication of how the taliban intend to rule, which doesn't seem very different to the way they did before. >> reporter: and that's really at the core of a lot of the trepidation and the fear in afghanistan right now, robyn. on the one hand, the taliban are saying they are different. on the other hand, all of their actions on the ground appear to indicate that they are not. and the images most certainly do harken back to the era of their previous rule 20 years ago when things like public executions, hangings, chopping off the hands of thieves, the stoning of women were part of how they were governing. what happened in this particular case, well, these four bodies were hung in the city of herat after the kidnappers were killed in a shootout. and the deputy, the taliban deputy governor of herat gave a few more details. >> at around 12:45 local time, the kidnappers were confronte

arwa damon there in istanbul for us. >>> now, despite some u.s.g a decline in recent covid infections, others are struggling to stay on top of a surge that is taking a devastating toll. the u.s. averaged more than 1,100 covid deaths, every day, over the last week. that's according to the centers for disease control. the recent increase prompted u.s. president joe biden to hla out a plan on thursday for vaccine mandates. he is hoping to curb a spread that has largely been driven by the delta variant and the unvaccinated. >> my message to unvaccinated americans is this. what more is there to wait for? what more do you need to see? we've been patient but our patience is wearing thin. and your refusal has cost all of us. >> arthur kaplan is a professor of bioethics at nyu's grossman school of medicine. joins me now. and thanks for doing so, professor. in an ethical context, not just can but should places like schools, workplaces, airlines, and so on require vaccinations when it is for the common good of the broader community? what are the issues there

it turned out edward fought in the field near where he damon is a law enforcement officer. >> that'sy i'm walking where he walked. >> the battle took place on sundays in the summer of 1864, described as a mantle of death, he was fighting to capture high ground when his commanding officer was shot. >> is white commanding officer had succumbed to his injuries. it was at that point he led his battalion into the confederate stronghold. chris: that must kill you with enormous pride. >> it does, it's a sense of bravery encourage, they were captured then they were gonna be returned to a state of slavery or killed. >> he visited the battlefield with his brother, a marine, another ratcliffe in the public service. there's traces of edward story and documents but not much. chris: where is edward's medal of honor, we don't know where it is at this point, no pictures currently but memories will always continue and will always continue on that's what this is about. >> the u.s. loses an acre of land like this every hour, drivers going by the battlefield don't know that they are passing part of our

. >> or with arwa damon joins us . sound of that afghan police commander saying basically, they'll stick with how things were 20 years ago. that is exactly why so many afghans fled in such desperation, because they feared this kind of attitude would endure and be cemented again. >> that's right, robyn, and israel also why so many afghans still want to flee. those who did manage to get out, get on one of those planes, or get out before the taliban took over are to be considered sadly among the lucky ones, because the vast majority of the population is currently trapped inside afghanistan, and the conversation on a global level is not about how to help afghans reach a country where they can actually live with freedom, democracy, pursue a future, especially for women and girls, but the conversation, if you listen to the rhetoric coming to the west from leaders there is more about how to keep afghans trapped inside afghanistan so that these countries in the west don't have to deal with another refugee crisis. those words m

so when damon needed me to come forward, i was so excited to be a part of this.st such an amazing nonprofit, dove, i knew if i had to be a part of it s. and as i continued through the process, i told walter reed even if i'm not a match, i still was so dedicated to donating my kidney to a veteran that i wanted to continue the process regardless. and i ended up being a match for kendrick. benjamin: i know you had a chance to speak to him before the transplant. what did you say to him? >> oh, gosh. so we weren't sure if we were even going to be able to meet. so it was the night before transplant we're in the hallway at walter reed wearing our hospital gowns, it was just after we had met, and we're just standing there, and he's walking down the hallway, and i don't even know who this person is. the nurse just points at me and tells me, you know, points at her and goes, that's her. and he comes to me and we hug, and he just starts crying and saying thank you over and over again. and all i could say was i'm happy i could help. benjamin: well, and you did more than help

. >>> cnn international correspondent arwa damon has reported from afghanistan and joins us now live from kabul. arwa the experience of those journalists as we just saw there seems to be more evidence of what that taliban police chief says explicitly that when it comes to enforcing their vurersn of the law, nothing has changed in 20 years. >> and all of this came as quite contradictory if we go back to what the taliban spokesperson was saying after they had initially taken over kabul. saying that girls and women would be allowed to go to school. that journalists would be allowed to work within the framework. which then, of course, led to questions about exactly which framework are they referring to given it is a very widely open to different forms of interpretation with the taliban choosing to interpret and implement it in the strictest way possible. keeping in mind, though, that even a taliban that is perhaps slightly more lenient than it was 20 years ago, still would be today one of the, if not the most oppressive of governments when it comes to girls and women's rights and also fr

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. >> chris: sheriff lieutenant damon ratcliff on the importance of preserving civil war battlefields,, where the battle of newmarket heights was formed. radcliffe's great-great-grandfather edward is 1 of 14 black union soldiers who earned the medal of honor there. >> people fighting to make their own decisions, make their own choices. it's important that we continue to learn from history so we can continue to grow as a country and come together. >> chris: is a legacy ratcliff first learned about watching the movie glory as a kid. >> my grandfather explained to me that we had a relative that fought in the civil war. it was really surreal to watch what they had to go through, how they kept pressing on regardless of their treatment. >> chris: he started researching his ancestor's story. >> he was slave on the farm, he walks down to yorktown where he joins the union army. >> chris: and it turned out edward fought in a field near where damon is now a law enforcement officer. >> that's where i am today. i'm walking possibly where he walked. >> chris: the battle took place at sunrise it sept

i know the damon speak to him or every blue moon. a little gentleman. damian, are you doing regular? is mary. i think he's in a military now. crazy, crazy picture. i can, i still can't believe like to this day that i was a part of that much. he trying downplayed, you know, that's still major barn american history. they want, the me definitely makes me feel on edge that there could be more taxes natured bit happen pretty much on a nowhere. everybody was caught off guard. they scared to hell out of him and they realized that were both honorable and they were free. it made him retain how safe we really are. we're not that safe terrorism against our nation will not stand. let me being in the class with the president on 911. i do believe that that was an influence for him joining the army. i don't think i am a private 1st class in the united states army. i joined the military because they help motivate you to become a better person. will not go down without a fight. i will be playing up or which is the enemy is very important to learn how

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yeah. notice, restating great job by coming jo damon, for 1418. where do you think it comes from? for only thing that seems to happen on social media, particularly when it's about suicide? i think it just comes from a mess of lack of understanding. i think that the people who are writing these things they have never had experience and at all they have lost someone and may out very better about it and angry them and think that they were selfish for doing it. knowing that this is how people are reacting from this. i'm nervous as to what the reaction is going to be when the thing actually comes out. that's why we want that through us is with it's all good. you can totally told course about what you want to we can talk about yeah, no, i did. you, did you see there's one on twitter from the, he'd like, not immediately know, i saw them when the cuff raised them with me. he'd line, obviously need to draw people when, but it's literally sensationalizing suicide. and that's something that going into the series we have to ensure does not happen that people's lives are not quick when the par

it is co—written by matt damon and ben affleck, who also star in the historical tale of a married womanm driver, of raping her. for its director the venice premiere was a vital moment for the movie. i think it's the most important festival. from our point of view, we, to sell an intelligent, extremely well acted and well made film, to the audience that we need to go for, we need some approval of the best critics, to say, to give their nod, and therefore that helps me in the process of marketing. other oscar hopefuls include kristen stuart as princess diana struggling with her mental health, as she spends christmas with the british royal family. jackie was also oscar nominated for its portrayal of jackie kennedy. i think you have the wrong idea about me. the card counter, directed by paul schrader, the writer of raging bull and taxi driver is the story of a gambler and former soldier haunted by experiences in iraq. its leading actor, oscar isaac, is being tipped for awards nominations. as venice has launched best picture winners in the shape of water to nomad land, the festival director

and the raise for be $456.00 in the state. damon that's coming out shall break the western civilization and culture have been infected by a mind, prizes, ideology over competent virtue over reason. and democracy is only a good idea if and when it's sort of a lead interest. then there's the issue of competence, competence used to be rewarded. now incompetent is overlooked when serving ideology, seafood, that maybe red orange was yellow. maybe we assume that they going to be on the sweet side of things and received a rounder soft. and they can assume again, that they're going to be sweeter in some way. hey, you know, we've moved on from just praising lots of money and incurring lots of dad for dom reasons, to printing lots of money and incurring lots of debt for extraordinarily dom reason . the the news the welcome box on scene to national and we're continue our in depth coverage or their elections to the state. duma, which is russia's law house of parliament piling stations, opened the door yesterday and said to keep them open for another 2 days until sunday on seas. new harvey said, exp

she's throwing a party, carnival games, face, painting and food to honor her 23 year old son, damon ferguson, known as data one year after his funeral at this gonna be data thursday from heaven. palace case day from heaven. and i'm agreeing all these toys in to make all these kids so happy. mitchell has many helpers and although she began this with her own money, word has spread and donations have helped grow the celebration. whoever comes over that bridge i'm a welcome you and i don't care who you are because i've got past hating and being mad for 365 days. the ambulance never came. mitchell's experience was horrific. driving data wounded to the er. my son is a gunshot victim. i'm still waiting for my son to get out the car shot outside his sister's house by strangers in a car. hey, maybe losing his life. i want you to say this. mitchell will always want those moments back. how could i help my son and rocked him? and so i live with that i live with men coming out and me begging him to help me with my child and then telling me this is not our job. mitchell has watched as killings continue in

nbc bay area's damon trujillo is at the reservoir with a closer look at those 3re dictions. >> reporter: ta lair row reservoir is at 45% capacity. it's actually one of the healthier reservoirs by far. the others are a real cause for concern. the kayakers still come out to calero. they say it's one of the few reservoirs in the valley that can still accommodate their watercrafts. it's also where some couples come to see the wildlife, including the local bald eagle. >> killing time, see the sights. >> reporter: but the landscape around the reservoirs in santa clara county is changing dramatically. >> we're extraordinarily concerned about the reservoir levels and the drought. very nervous. >> reporter: valley water released this video comparison of the different reservoirs. the agency says the water levels were at capacity in april of 2017. those levels have dropped precipitously to a stunning 12 1/2% today. >> it is not a joke. i know we're all suffering from crisis overwhelm. we're overwhelmed with crises. but this could be truly catastrophic. >> reporter: with low water conservation and

yeah. cementing hollywood returned to venice. ridley scott's, the last jewel, which re unites matt damon and ben affleck, both those writers and coast of the for got to bring t, although not in competition in venice. so i, 5 blockbuster june is also creating above the warner brothers offer from direct dennis been a new scene as a potential oscars favorite. the royal fans, meanwhile, are eagerly anticipating the release of spencer, the princess diana biopic with a transformed christians, jewish in the lead role. the red carpet has brought back the south. how i locked it, had back organized on the 2020 festival fuel filter and fuel attendee overnight, who say 90 percent of people all back and as the industry looked ahead to walk with many here the sentiment that will live organizes say there are enough measures in place to keep film bus and the rest of italy protected. and the studio done with waiting all in all, i think jude is realizing that basically they have such a big backlog of products that they have to put the stuff out. the good news for the film fans who are ready to take their

yeah. cementing hollywood returned to venice. ridley scott's, the last jewel which reunites matt damon and ben affleck, both those writers and coast of the emperor. i've got to bring peace, although not in competition in venice. sy fi blockbuster, june is also creating above the warner brothers offering from direct dennis been a new scene as a potential oscars favorite. royal fans, meanwhile, are eagerly anticipating the release of spencer, the princess diana biopic with a transformed kristin's jewish in the lead role. all the major studios back, bringing with them the style, how the dentist is known for last year's event was scaled back, meaning fewer films and fewer attendees. this year, though, the italian authorities help dennis to get back on its feet by allowing vaccinated travelers from the u. s u k, canada and japan as well as from the e. u to travel here. quarantine free organizers say there are enough measures in place to keep film bus and the rest of italy protected. and the studio done with waiting only. well, i think jude is realizing that basically they have such a big ba