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Pro-North Korean Organization Evicted From Japanese Headquarters; How Berlin Has Changed Since The Wall Came Down; U.S. Strikes At Non-ISIS Terrorist Targets Inside Syria; President Obama Weighing Options After Democrats Lose Election; Rover Fools Penguins

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KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. And welcome to News Stream where news and technology meet.

Now fresh coalition airstrikes in Syria, a senior U.S. official confirms ISIS wasn't the only one hit, but refutes a report claiming two

Syrian rebel groups were targeted.

Plus, a member of one of the most successful rock bands in history in the prisoner's dock. Police say he tried to have two people killed.

And it was a wall that divided a nation and the world. A look at how Germany is preparing to mark 25 years since the Berlin Wall came down.

The U.S.-led coalition has been targeting ISIS in Syria for weeks and now we're hearing that other groups have been hit.

Now the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says airstrikes hit the headquarters of the Islamist rebel group Ahrar al-Sham in Idlib Province as

well as al Nusra Front targets.

But a senior U.S. military official tells CNN that all U.S. airstrikes on Idlib on Wednesday night were targeting the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan

Group. And he adds there were no strikes targeting al Nusra Front or any additional rebel groups.

Now let's get the latest on this from our senior international correspondent Nick Paton Walsh. He is live for us from Gaziantep in

Turkey. And, Nick, the United States says it is not targeting the al Nusra Front, but what is the word on the ground inside Syria?

NICK PATON WALSH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, let's unpack all these different groups, Kristie.

The key issue is the Khorosan Group. Now they were attacked on the first night of coalition strikes over Syria because they were purportedly

plotting attacks against the United States. Now they are part of al Nusra. They are a sub-group within that.

Now it wasn't clear on the first night of strikes whether they were actually successfully targeted.

What the U.S. is saying today is they went after them again. Now by going after them, you are technically going after Nusra, because they're

part of Nusra. What the U.S. is saying they weren't going for other al Nusra targets.

Now, al Nusra were initially on their targeting list and say on the first night. But what we're hearing from activists on the ground, the

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights do have a pretty good track record in these things, is that there were three places really hit, one vehicle near

a Turkish border crossing that was linked to Nusra, another headquarters linked to Nusra as well.

But most importantly a third building belonging to a more moderate Sunni group known as Ahrar al-Sham. Now they fight alongside Nusra. They

have a working relationship with them, but Ahrar al-Sham are not prescribed, like Nusra is, as a terrorist organization by the United

States. They're not linked to al Qaeda. They're not considered to be necessarily amongst the hardcore (inaudible) of Syrian rebels.

But all the same, most accounts on the ground say their building was hit. Now could hat have been an error? Could there have been collateral

damage while the U.S. was targeting Khorosan? We simply don't know.

But we do know people on the ground are pretty clear most people knew that that building was Ahrar al-Sham's headquarters in that area and the

U.S. say they weren't going after them. There's a discrepancy here.

But all the same, there's a building narrative in the minds of many Syrian civilians who see these airstrikes taking out Nusra sometimes, and

they blame them for potentially weakening those Syrian rebel who defend them from the Syrian regime's attacks.

It's a complex narrative, but are possibly today what's happened no matter what the intention was may increase antipathy amongst Syrians for

the U.S. campaign here -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: Yeah, a very complex narrative indeed with various accounts on who is being targeted inside Syria and when.

Nick Paton Walsh reporting live from Gaziantep in Turkey. Thank you, Nick.

Now to Israel, but first a warning for you, the video we're about to show you is disturbing.

Now Israeli police say a Palestinian turned himself in claiming responsibility for a car rampage near Bethlehem on Wednesday. And these

pictures show the moment a vehicle plowed into three soldiers at an army checkpoint. And all of them are in hospital.

Now this was just one of two hit-and-run attacks in Israel on Wednesday.

Now let's cross to Erin McLaughlin now. And Erin, what is the status of the driver involved in the Jerusalem light rail attack?

ERIN MCLAUGHLIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kristie, this morning I interviewed the wife of Ibrahim al-Acari (ph), he's the main suspect in

what Israeli officials are calling a terrorist attack on the Jerusalem light rail station yesterday that left one border police officer dead and

13 others injured. And she told me that it was a revenge attack is her belief.

She said that al-Acari (ph) in the morning was watching television. He saw the clashes that were unfolding at the al-Aqsa Mosque. While she

says she didn't know what he was going to do next, she says that she feels the attack was justified.

Now there has been these increasing tensions around the site known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount. There are

deep suspicions among many Muslims that something might happen to what's called the status quo of the site. And that is that Jews are allowed to

visit the site, but they are not allowed to pray.

Now the Israeli government as early as this morning reiterating this position that nothing is going to happen to the status quo of the site,

nevertheless the increasing pace of visits by members of the Israeli far right, coupled with restrictions that have been in place in the past on

access to the site, has many Muslims worried that that may not be the case.

And yesterday, Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel and says it's referring the matter to the UN security council -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right, CNN's Erin McLaughlin with the latest on this wave of violence throughout Israel. Thank you, Erin.

Now a clear message from American voters and a blow to the Democratic Party. Republicans want a solid majority in the U.S. midterms elections.

The question now whether the Democrat president and Republican lawmakers will be able to work together over the next two years.

Now CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta reports.

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JIM ACOSTA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A rejected President Obama, grimly admitting defeat to Republicans.

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Obviously Republicans had a good night.

ACOSTA: There was no glossing over the bitter reality for Democrats.

OBAMA: They want us to get the job done. As president I have a unique responsibility to try and make this town work.

ACOSTA: His party stung and in the minority the president said he's ready to compromise with Republicans on road repairs, reforming the tax

code and brokering new trade deals but just as quickly he says he's still going it alone on immigration reform.

OBAMA: I am eager to see what they have to offer but what I'm not going to do is just wait. My executive actions not only do not prevent them

from passing a law that supersedes those actions, but should be a spur for them to actually try to get something done.

ACOSTA: The vow to act is already pitting him against the new Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell.

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R), MINORITY LEADER: It's like waving a red flag in front of a bull to say you guys don't do what I want, I'm going to do it

on my own. ACOSTA: Aides to Mr. Obama saying the president is bullish about his

final quarter on the White House. Devising new ways to go around Congress to build up his legacy. And he's not letting the countdown fox stole his

agenda.

(On camera): What do you make of the notion that you're now a lame duck?

OBAMA: I'm going to squeeze every last little bit of opportunity to help make this a world a better place over these last two years.

ACOSTA (voice-over): With a Republican-controlled Congress making moves on those wishes won't be easy. Some critics say the president should

get to know his rivals better over dinner or golf. With few allies left in power, he may be warming to the idea.

OBAMA: I would enjoy having some Kentucky bourbon with Mitch McConnell.

ACOSTA: The president will be meeting with 16 Republican and Democratic congressional leaders over here at the White House tomorrow.

They'll have a big agenda on their hands from the president's call for a congressional authorization for the war against ISIS to Ebola funding.

It'll be the first sign for the American people to find out whether or not anybody got the message from Tuesday night.

Jim Acosta, CNN, the White House.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: The top two U.S. Republican leaders in congress have outlined their legislation plans under their new majority in the Wall

Street Journal. And that John Boehner and Mitch McConnell wrote this, quote, "the skeptics say nothing will be accomplished in the next two

years. As elected servants of the people, we will make it our job to prove the skeptics wrong."

They also say that they will approve construction of the controversial Keystone Pipeline, reform the country's complicated tax code and resume the

fight against Obamacare that they say hurts the job market and American health care.

Now you are watching News Stream. And still to come, the drummer of one of the most successful rock bands ever has been arrested, accused of

masterminding a multiple murder plot.

Plus, we go to rural parts of India to find out how smartphones are transforming life there.

And after the break, there are reports of a new malware targeting Apple users. And it looks like Chinese consumers are most at risk. We'll

explain.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back.

You're watching News Stream. And you're looking at a visual version of all the stories we've got in the show today.

Now we've already told you about the latest airstrikes in Syria. And later, we'll tell you about a bug that maybe targeting iOS devices.

But now to shocking allegations about the drummer for the rock band AC/DC.

Now Phil Rudd has been accused of plotting murder. That's not all. Now he appeared in a New Zealand court to answer several other charges.

Anna Coren has more.

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ANNA COREN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: A member of one of the world's most famous rock and roll bands is facing serious charges in New

Zealand.

Phil Rudd made a name for himself as the drummer for AC/DC, but prosecutors in New Zealand have charged him with attempting to have two men

killed. He's also charged with threatening to kill, possession of methamphetamine and cannabis.

60 year old Rudd entered no plea to the charges during his court appearance.

And CNN affiliate TVNZ reports the court has suppressed the names of the men Rudd allegedly wanted to have killed as well as the name of the

alleged potential hitman.

AC/DC is one of the world's best-selling musical acts. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 2003. And their

latest album Rock or Bust is due to be released.

Phil Rudd is a native of Melbourne, Australia. He first joined AC/DC in 1975, left in 1983, moved to New Zealand, then rejoined the band 11

years later. Rudd is now out on bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for November 27.

Anna Coren, CNN, Hong Kong.

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LU STOUT: And more than ever before, government's around the world are asking Facebook to give them information about their citizens. Now

this comes from a new report from Facebook out this week.

Now the tech company says that they're with a 25 percent spike in governments requesting user data. Almost half of those requests were from

the U.S. India was second.

Now as for government censorship, India is the top offender. Turkey and Pakistan came in a distant second and third. Now many of these take

down requests related to users criticizing the government. India has long had a troubled track record when it comes to internet freedom for its

online users.

Now Delhi's digital censorship requests may be on the rise, but it is important to remember that as of right now this only applies to the 20

percent of Indians who are actually online. Though it looks like India's digital footprint is already beginning to expand.

Now the country's population is still predominately rural, but as Sumnima Udas now reports villages are increasingly tech savvy and looking

to plug in.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SUMNIMA UDAS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: In a nondescript village of 20,000 people, this cellphone tower stands out, a symbol of

development where most other forms of infrastructure are lacking.

This is a typical Indian village. There's only one source of water, most don't have toilets, but almost every single person here has a

cellphone and some are even experimenting with smartphones.

Farmer Mahmoud Khan (ph) uses his smartphone to check onion prices. He says his profits have increased by 40 percent, because he now have

access to agriculture data so traders can no longer dupe him.

It's a message cellphone service providers are taken to rural India. Empowerment due to the internet now accessible on smartphones.

"We live in remote villages so we used to have to travel for hours to book a train ticket or to check exam results. Now I do all of this on my

phone," she says.

Balvinder Singh never owned a land line telephone, desktop or a laptop, but she's leapfrogged to smartphones. It's a common story across

rural India.

SANJEEV KAPOOR, CHAIRMAN, MICROMAX: In a country where technologies have hop, skipped and jumped, there is no doubt that mobile telephone has

played a very big and defining role in changing lives of people.

UDAS: India's top cellphone manufacturer Micromax sells a device every 1.5 seconds. One of their best-selling products is smartphone for

about $30. Micromax says it's constantly innovating to cater to small towns and villages.

KAPOOR: We were the first company to have thought of a dual cellphone. Similarly we went to a 30 day life of a battery, because we

knew that was a big problem in most parts of the country.

UDAS: Digital empowerment activists are now taking this technology village to village, demonstrating how rural India can connect and take part

in the country's larger growth story.

It's only about 10 percent of India's 900 million plus mobile phone users currently own smartphones, but as devices get cheaper and data more

accessible, millions of feature phone users in small towns and villages are upgrading to smartphones, making this the fastest growing smartphone market

in the world, bridging the gap between the two Indias.

Sumnima Udas, CNN, Rajistan, India.

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LU STOUT: Now hundreds of thousands of people could be victims of a new iOS malware attack. Now researchers in Palo Alto, California say that

they found a virus called Wire Lurker, which is spread between Macs and iPhone or iPad devices.

Now for now, the attacks are focused in China spreading through this third party app store, it's called Miyadi (ph).

And this is the weapon, just a simple USB cable. Once it connects to an infected computer, it can rewrite programs on your phone and save

sensitive information like your banking details.

You're watching News Stream. Still to come, North Korea's Kim Jong un is under scrutiny yet again after new photos surfaced this week. I'll

explain why these latest images are drawing attention.

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LU STOUT: All right, that's a live view of Hong Kong tonight. Welcome back. You are watching News Stream.

Now in Japan, a supreme court ruling has dealt a major blow to the de facto North Korean embassy. Now the ruling means the pro-Pyongyang

Association could be evicted from its Tokyo headquarters.

Now CNN's Will Ripley reports on the potential political fallout.

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WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This is the closest thing North Korea has to an embassy here in Japan. Behind these gates, the headquarters of

Cheung Young, the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, representing tens of thousands of ethnic North Koreans living and working

here.

Pyongyang has no diplomatic ties with Tokyo. This is essentially the DPRK's outpost, an unofficial arm of the government.

Chongryon runs dozens of schools, a newspaper, banks; and for decades was a big-time moneymaker for Pyongyang. Not anymore. This four page

ruling from the Japanese Supreme Court allows for the sale of Pyongyang's building and other assets to pay off massive debts.

The association owes the Japanese government hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars from an emergency bank bailout about 20 years ago.

This is all happening at a really bad time politically, because years of isolation and frigid Japanese-North Korean relations maybe closely

beginning to thaw. The two countries are talking for the first time in years about unsolved kidnappings and the possibility of increased travel

and trade.

Leaders here won't comment on the ruling, but if Chongryon won't leave this building voluntarily, the court could order them forcefully evicted, a

humiliating and potentially damaging blow just as Japan and North Korea are trying to repair ties

Will Ripley, CNN, Tokyo.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Now new photos published in North Korean media are adding to the recent mystery surrounding Kim Jong un. Now the photos clearly show

the North Korean leader back up and around after being out of the public eye for weeks.

But look carefully here and you'll notice that something is indeed missing. Brian Todd tells us what it is and what it might mean.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: He gives the full appearance of a commander-in-chief, inspecting troops walking with battalion commanders.

And in new photographs released by the North Korean regime, Kim Jong un for the first time since his mysterious six-week disappearance is seen walking

without a cane.

This comes after report Kim had surgery for tarsal tunnel syndrome. A cyst had been removed from his right ankle.

(on camera): Does it appear that he's got his full mobility back?

DR. ROBERT BUNNING, RHEUMATOLOGIST, MEDSTAR NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL: It's hard to know he has full mobility from these pictures, these

still pictures. For tarsal tunnel surgery after two or three weeks you would have an almost normal gate.

TODD: Rheumatologist Robert Bunning says tarsal tunnel syndrome is when nerves and tendons in the foot become compressed by inflammation. He

say the 31-year-old leader could have gotten that from gout, arthritis, weight gain. And he says in Kim's case it could come back.

BUNNING: With five years there's significant recurrence, maybe 30, 40 percent. And if you haven't solved the underlying problem such as obesity

or an inflammatory arthritis, it's even more likely to come back.

TODD: The potential stress Kim could be under certainly won't help. South Korean lawmakers briefed by intelligence officials say Kim recently

ordered the executions of ten party officials by firing squad. The charges they say range from corruption to watching South Korean soap operas.

PATRICK CRONIN, CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY: The soap operas may be the most salacious aspect of what is seen as a seditious act of

smuggling outside information.

TODD: Analyst Patrick Cronin believes some top leaders around Kim may at the very least be doubting his ability to lead.

CRONIN: He has good reason to be paranoid. He's the third generation, he's too young to be leading. He doesn't have the experience, but he does

have the ruthlessness to commit executions.

TODD: The reported purging of those ten officials comes less than a year after Kim Jong un had his own uncle executed.

U.S. intelligence officials tell us they have no indication that Kim is not firmly in charge. But analyst Patick Cronin says right now, the one

person who Kim trusts completely is his sister Kim Yo-jong, who has taken on a larger role in government. Cronin says she's about the only one he

trusts completely.

Brian Todd, CNN, Washington.

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LU STOUT: You're watching News Stream. Still to come, our younger viewers may not have seen this, but CNN was indeed on the ground when the

Berlin wall crumbled 25 years ago. We'll take you back in time.

Also ahead, a harrowing escape from East Germany. This woman says no one should forget the repression she went through.

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LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching News Stream. And these are your world headlines.

Now the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that coalition airstrikes hit both the rebel group Ahrar al-Sham and the al Qaeda

affiliated militant group the al-Nusra Front in northwest Syria, but a senior U.S. military official tells CNN that all U.S. airstrikes in Idlib

Wednesday night were only targeting the al Qaeda linked Khorosan group.

Israeli police are on alert after two hit and run attacks. They say a Palestinian has now turned himself in saying he ran over three soldiers

near Bethlehem and this is the aftermath of a separate attack in Jerusalem when a van plowed into a train stop killing a police officer.

Now the drummer for the rock band AC/DC has been charged with attempting to have too men killed. Phil Rudd has also been charged with

drug possession and threatening to kill. He is out on bail after he entered a no plea in court.

Now a woman whose abduction in Philadelphia on Sunday night was captured on surveillance video was found safe in Maryland on Wednesday.

Now officials say 22-year-old Carlesah Freeland-Gaither is in good shape and was released from the hospital a short time ago. Now police have

arrested the suspect in the case.

Now police -- people, meanwhile, in Germany they will mark the 25th anniversary of Berlin's reunification. It's happening this weekend. But a

strike threatens to bring some celebrations to a standstill.

Now train drivers across the country have begun a four day strike against state owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn. And it prompted a rare

intervention from the Chancellor Angela Merkel. Now she has called for mediation.

But preparations are still underway for Sunday's anniversary. Jim Clancy has more on how the city has changed since the days of division

between East and West Germany.

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JIM CLANCY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: German tradesmen were working overtime at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate to prepare for Sunday's commemoration

of the fall of the Wall. All around the city, the pieces to a so-called border of lights were being set in place, and visitors from around the

world were right where they wanted to be.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hi, I'm Hailey.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And I'm Melaney (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And we're at the Berlin Wall today.

CLANCY; The German capital was engaged in a united effort that will reflect on the courage it took to win freedom a quarter century ago.

Huge scaffolding will allow hundreds of journalists from across the globe to cover the event, and shelter the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as

well as guests and dignitaries. It's a monumental job in itself.

Among the features against this backdrop are thousands of illumination stands being set in place along the path where the Wall once stood as it

not only divided a nation, but entirely surrounded West Berlin. Balloons will be placed atop these stands and then released during the commemoration

event.

Thousands of people have timed their visits to Berlin to coincide with the anniversary and witness it for themselves.

Chinese, Italians, Americans and many others were already arriving and searching out what remains of the Wall, particularly along the brightly

painted east side gallery that is of the longest segment of the original Wall that still stands. Painted by artists from all over the world, most

visitors agree this alone is worth a second look.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK, let's do one more. OK, one.

CLANCY: The current list of the dignitaries is really quite short; it includes the president of the European Parliament, German Chancellor Angela

Merkel of course, as well as Former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. That is going to make this 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall very much a

people event, the people of Germany, the people who have come here from around the world, and in many ways that is fitting because it is the people

who brought down this Wall.

Jim Clancy, CNN, Berlin.

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LU STOUT: As Jim said, it is important to remember how much Berlin has changed.

So let's show you the difference. Now this was 1989 just days after the East-West border started coming down. And East Berliners, they were

crowding on top of the Berlin Wall and they were celebrating.

Now today, the Brandenburg Gate behind, it lives on. But the wall is no longer there.

And this, our next image, is at Checkpoint Charlie during the 1960s, an iconic border crossing during the Cold War. And the sign there reads,

"you are leaving the American sector."

Let's show you what it looks like today. The tanks long gone, but the sign has been preserved to mark a unique chapter in Berlin's history.

Now more than 130 people died trying to get out of East Berlin during the 28 years that the walls separated the city. As Fred Pleitgen reports,

some tried to escape no matter what the odds.

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FRED PLEITGEN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: When Berlin was divided on August 13, 1961 Renate WERWIGK-SCHNEIDER was 23 years old and in

the final stages of her medical studies.

She and her parents immediately knew they couldn't live in the Communist East and decided to flee.

"We were unhappy in East Germany," she says. "We were Christians and liberals and that was just impossible in Communism. The dictatorship of

the proletariat was something I couldn't deal with."

Their way out was supposed to be a tunnel, similar to this one, dug from a basement in a house in the west to a house in the east. But when

they came to the location in the (inaudible) there was a nasty surprise.

"When we got to the house where the tunnel was supposed to be, one of the helpers came out," she says. "He was totally pale and says the tunnel

has been discovered. You cannot use it."

She was sent to jail for two-and-a-half years under harsh conditions with constant harassment and interrogations.

A new exhibition at the Berlin Wall memorial shows the plight of people like Renate Werwigk-Schneider who kept thinking up new, creative

ways to try to flee the Communist State, a desire for freedom that put many of them behind bars.

This is an exact replica of what the Berlin Wall and the death strip used to look like. Now most estimates say that 138 people died trying to

get from East to West Berlin, but that didn't deter others. There were people who tried to build tunnels. There were those who just tried to

climb across and some even built their own aircraft to make it to freedom.

After getting out of jail, Renate Werwigk-Schneider immediately tried to flee again with a false passport via Bulgaria. She was captured again.

But she made a defiant vow to her interrogators, she would send them her wedding picture when she got married in the west. And that's exactly

what she did after being released in 1969 as part of a West German government program that purchased the freedom of jailed East Germans.

Today, she says, the Communist repression must never be forgotten.

"It was worse than you can imagine," she says. "This was not a country of law and justice, it was never like that."

25 years after the fall of the wall, her testimony is more important than ever as a whole generation has now grown up not knowing what German

division was like.

Fred Pleitgen, CNN, Berlin.

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LU STOUT: Wow, another stirring report from Berlin.

Now we were there when the wall fell, when the political landscape of Europe changed from the Baltics to the Balkans. And we are there now to

see what has changed and where you can still see signs of that bygone era. Join Jim Clancy, Fred Pleitgen, and Hala Gorani for special reports all

live from Berlin.

Now CNN has coverage all weekend long. That's kicking off at 17:00 Central European Time on Friday.

And later today, you could hear from the actor and musician David Hasselhoff. Now he performed on top of the Berlin Wall on New Year's Eve

of 1989 and he spoke to Hala Gorani.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

DAVID HASSELHOFF, ACTOR/SINGER: I happened to be a guy singing a song about freedom, you know, and it was an opportunity to be a part of history.

And why not? And to celebrate freedom.

I was just -- happened to be at the right place at the right time with the right song.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: You don't want to miss this, just tune into The World Right Now 8:00 tonight in London for the full interview.

Now you're watching News Stream. Still to come, getting up close and personal with a colony of penguins through ingenuity and creativity. We'll

look at a new approach some researchers are now using.

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LU STOUT: All right, can you tell the difference between a real penguin and a mechanical version? Well, researchers are using fake

penguins to get closer to real ones. And CNN's Jeanne Moos has more on the odd friendship between penguin and robot.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: How do you bamboozle a bunch of penguins? With this. Oh, sure, you may think the adult is saying that is

not one of mine, but researchers writing in the journal nature methods report that penguins are a lot less stressed by rovers than humans. Though

they peck and attack, this undisguised rover, heart rates are still lower with the rover than if a human researcher entered the colony to collect

data.

But making the rover look like one of them?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We call it chick cam.

MOOS: Really made a difference. The first basic rover left the wheels exposed, but even it was allowed into the penguins huddle. when the

new and improved version was introduced by filmmakers doing a documentary mini-series called Penguins spy in the huddle.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They're (inaudible) tracks.

MOOS: An all-terrain penguin.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah.

MOOS: The chick cam was such a hit it had an adult taking the fake under its wing.

How fooled were they? Fooled enough to sing to the pretend penguins.

YVON LE MAHO, LEAD RESEARCHER: They made vocalizations to communicate with the fake penguin.

MOOS: A real chick answers. But the researchers say the next generation of fakes may play penguin calls.

One web poster wondered, but can't they smell it's not a real penguin? Turns out penguins don't use smell as much as vocalization to relate.

You think the penguins are really fooled. They think this is a living creature?

LE MAHO: I think at least they are confused.

MOOS: Well, no wonder.

The most sophisticated fake so far actually lays eggs, eggs with cameras in them.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And the egg could scoot out of the bottom here.

MOOS: Giving a low angle view as it gets...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Kicked around the colony.

MOOS: You could almost imagine the penguins muttering, using mortal words from Happy Feet.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But it just ain't penguin, OK?

MOOS: One robotic fake capable of raising its wings was so alluring that a male started preening it. That's when the two-timer's real mate

returned. You call it research? She calls it having a roving eye for a rover. She decked it.

Talk about a chick magnet.

Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

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LU STOUT: OK, and if that's not enough of a cute animal fix for you, you've got to check this out a five week old sea otter pup. Now she was

abandoned apparently, and someone walking on a beach in California heard her crying and called marine officials. The pup was all alone, so rescuers

took her to the Monterey Bay Aquarium where she is being called pup 681.

Now pup 681 is now settling into her new home in Chicago at Shed Aquarium. Now California sea otters are on the threatened species list.

But take a look at that video. That's your daily cute overload. And, oh, that is News Stream. I'm Kristie Lu Stout, but do keep it here. Don't go

anywhere, World Sport is up next with the fallout from another Champion's League setback for Manchester City. Stick around.

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