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30 Million People in Blizzard's Path; More than 4,000 Flights Cancelled in the U.S.; Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Ram Up Attacks on Each Other; Anti-Trump Editorial; Bernie Sanders Soars Past Clinton in Iowa; Truck Bomb Kills At Least 50 in Western Libya; German Official: New Year's Eve Attackers Could Be Deported; Hitler's "Mein Kampf" to Go on Sale in Germany; Native American Tribe Responds to Oregon Protest. Aired 1-2a ET

Aired January 22, 2016 - 01:00   ET

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[01:00:26] JOHN VAUSE, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: This is CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Angeles.

Ahead this hour, states of emergency. The U.S. braces for the blizzard of 2016, bringing snow, ice, and tornadoes. More than 70 million in the path of a monster storm.

Against Trump. More than 20 conservative leaders, pundits, and commentators published a manifesto effectively calling for Republicans to nominate anyone except Donald Trump.

And abandoned in China. This 9-year-old boy deemed unadoptable until a family from Kansas City found him, and we're there along for the ride during this incredibly emotional journey.

Hello, everybody. Great to have you with us. We'd like to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. I'm John Vause. NEWSROOM L.A. starts now.

An historic and crippling snowstorm is racing towards the U.S. East Coast with 75 million people in its path. Nearly 30 million are under a blizzard warning.

This is a live look at Washington, D.C., where they're expecting close to 30 inches or nearly a meter of snow. That would be a record. So far more than 4,000 flights have been cancelled. It's just gone 1:00 a.m. on Friday there.

Let's go to meteorologist Derek Van Dam with the very latest. How is it looking, Derek?

DEREK VAN DAM, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Not good, John. Unfortunately flight cancellations, road closures, coastal erosion, and paralyzing snow and ice. Quite a difference, depending on where you're living along the East Coast or perhaps where you're visiting. Some of our computer models indicating over 30 inches of snow for D.C. but significantly less for New York and Boston.

Take a look at this. We've compared the different computer models for the major cities along the East Coast. All models agree that Washington, D.C., is the hot spot. That's our bull's eye. But look at the American RPM model for New York City, indicating 16 inches of snow. So you can see the difficulty in forecasting this particular storm. It's all about the path, it's all about the track of low pressure. We talk about this a lot.

There's a look at the latest watches and warnings across the country. We have blizzard warnings in store for Washington, D.C.

We'll have plenty more coming up, John, later in the show. Back to you.

VAUSE: OK, Derek. Keep us up to date, OK?

VAN DAM: Absolutely. You got it, John.

VAUSE: This monster storm is already causing a nightmare for air travel. And if the forecast is right, some major airports could see one or two feet of snow. Others will be dealing with freezing rain and ice.

Aviation correspondent Rene Marsh is at Reagan National Airport. And already, Rene, airlines have preemptively cancelled thousands of flights.

RENE MARSH, CNN AVIATION CORRESPONDENT: That's right. I mean, already, before this storm has even arrived, we are seeing thousands of cancellations. And we know that number will continue to build Friday through the weekend. And as far as airport operations at airports like Reagan National, right at Washington, D.C., it's not a matter of if, but when airport operations completely stop.

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MARSH (voice-over): Tonight preparations under way at airports in major cities up and down the East Coast. One of the airports in the storm's crosshairs, Reagan National, just outside Washington, D.C.

UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER: I think that it could be, you know, disastrous for a lot of people trying to get out town. I know if you look at the lines, I'm not the only one who is trying to get out a little bit early.

MARSH: Long lines are forming at ticket counters and security checkpoints.

(On camera): What's happening behind the scenes at an airport like this one?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, right now we're preparing for the winter storm. We're checking our chemical levels, our equipment and also calling in our snow removal teams so that we're prepared to clear the runways and roadways.

MARSH (voice-over): Airlines are already canceling some Friday and Saturday flights along the East Coast. They're also allowing passengers to change their flights for free as this storm threatens to ground all flights in some major cities.

In 2010, a holiday blizzard forced airlines to cancel nearly 10,000 flights. The approaching storm could ground thousands of flights as well. Passengers are warned to make alternate plans now.

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MARSH: All right. So at this point tonight, we know that flights are taking off and landing. The problems start tomorrow. That's what we're talking about here. Airlines have already started making cancellations for Friday through the weekend. So if you haven't changed your reservation at this point, your chances of getting out before the storm, slim to none -- John.

[01:05:07] VAUSE: And Rene, if this storm is as bad as expected, how long will it take before air travel gets back to anything close to normal?

MARSH: You know, I have to say it's really tough to say at this point because we really don't know how bad it actually will be at the end of the day. It may be well into the -- next week. I mean, it could be Monday. It could be Tuesday. It could be Sunday. It's really unclear at this point. But one thing we can guarantee is that operations will be extremely limited. In some areas there will be zero operations Saturday and as well as Sunday. So you might not see things pick back up until next week.

VAUSE: Rene Marsh with the bad news. Thanks for being with us.

Washington, D.C., and Baltimore are expected to be ground zero for the heaviest snowfalls in the coming days. A light dusting of snow Wednesday night brought much of the U.S. capitol to a standstill. Roads weren't treated with salt and the icy conditions left cars spinning their wheels. Many abandoned their vehicles, causing huge problems for the morning commute. And that's nothing compared to what might just be on the way.

Chris Geldart, he is the director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security for D.C. He joins us now from Washington.

Mr. Geldart, thank you for being with us. What's the worst-case scenario you're preparing for over the next couple of days?

CHRIS GELDART, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY, WASHINGTON D.C.: You know, John, we're preparing for this -- could be epic storm that we're looking at right now. There are predictions going off the map for it. You know, we're prepared for two feet plus of snow. Making sure that our residents are ready and making sure that we can do a good cleanup effort on it.

VAUSE: It's not just the snow, it's the wind as well. The blizzard- like conditions. So how does that add into the mix?

GELDART: You know, John, that's the real -- the kicker for us in this is how much wind are we going to get and how much heavy snow are we going to get? That's the big concern. For us, you know, it's the residents' safety. We're not worried about -- you know, your leadoff on this was what happened last night here with about almost two inches of snow during the rush hour, just our most vulnerable time to receive snow like that.

This is a totally different circumstance. I mean, here we're talking about we're going to have a 36-hour period of getting high winds, heavy snows. We're really concerned about residents being indoors, not being out in the storm. We're concerned that we will maybe perhaps get some collapsed roofs. And we just want to make sure that the residents are safe. And that we've got our emergency services capable of getting out there and that folks are just taking this really seriously for the danger that it is.

VAUSE: Yes. A couple of years ago, what, about six years ago, the last time, though, was a really big heavy snowstorm like this. And back then, I think hundreds of thousands of people lost electricity. Are you expecting the same thing this time?

GELDART: We are preparing for that. It is a very real chance that we're going to see some pretty high numbers for power outages. You know, the storms that we received back in 2010, those are a series of storms over a few days. We're looking at record snowfalls in just one event, one singular event. So that is really concerning us. And we are preparing for those power outages. As a matter of fact, right as I was coming here, I was talking to the operations people from our Pepco, which is our power provider here in the district, to making sure that we're well coordinated between their folks and ours and getting those things restored as quickly as possible.

VAUSE: Chris Geldart, we wish you and everybody in the region the very best of luck. Thanks for coming in.

GELDART: Thank you, John.

VAUSE: We want to see your weather pics. Tweet them using #CNNweather. Head to CNN.com for more on this historic snowstorm, including what causes a nor'easter.

Time now for some U.S. politics. A leading conservative voice is taking aim at the Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. The "National Review" magazine will publish a special edition on Friday opposing Trump's run for the White House. The cover, you see it right there, says, "Against Trump." Inside a blistering editorial calls Trump, quote, "a menace to American conservatism."

The Republican National Committee is now disinviting the "National Review" from participating in the February 25th Republican debate.

And just a few hours ago in Las Vegas, Trump totally dismissed the impact the magazine's scathing words might have on his campaign.

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DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: The "National Review" is a dying paper. It's got -- circulation is way down. Not very many people read it anymore. I mean, people don't even think about the "National Review." So I guess they want to get a little publicity. But, you know, that's a dying paper. Really. I mean, it's pretty much -- I can say it's pretty much of a dead paper.

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[01:10:03] VAUSE: Mr. Trump can perhaps afford to be dismissive. He has a double-digit lead in Iowa over his closest Republican rivals, Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.

The Iowa caucus, the first in the nation, is February 1st. As it draws closer, Sunlen Serfaty reports Cruz and Trump are sharpening their verbal attacks on each other.

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TRUMP: I want to win Iowa, folks. Because -- look. I love the people.

SUNLEN SERFATY, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Donald Trump's dream looking more and more like it could become reality. The GOP frontrunner opening up an 11-point lead over Ted Cruz in a new CNN-ORC poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers. But a significant reshuffling when only those who caucused in 2012 are polled, Trump's lead disappears and the race is in a dead heat, showing how critical it is for campaigns to turn out their supporters.

The battle between the two lighting up the campaign trail today.

TRUMP: Guys like Ted Cruz will never make a deal because he is a strident guy. No, you cannot have that.

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SERFATY: Trump in Nevada hammering Cruz.

TRUMP: Here's a United States senator, Republican, doesn't have support of one other Republican senator. There's something wrong there.

SERFATY: Cruz today combat ready, receiving a light saber in New Hampshire, bringing new lines of attack, lumping Trump in with establishment Republicans.

SEN. TED CRUZ (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We are saying to the Washington establishment abandoning Marco Rubio. I think they've made the determination that Marco can't win. And they are rushing to support Donald Trump.

SERFATY: Trump responding right back today.

TRUMP: He is trying to paint me as part of the establishment. There's a point at which let's get to be a little establishment. We've got to get things done.

SERFATY: Cruz now also arguing that Trump is all talk and no action on issue after issue from health care to immigration reform, labeling Trump absent from past fights.

CRUZ: And missing from the entire battle was Donald Trump. If he cared about this issue so much, where was he when the fight was on the verge of being lost? And if millions of us hadn't risen up, Barack Obama would have granted amnesty to 12 million people here illegally.

SERFATY: Cruz's offensive comes as he is under attack from establishment Republicans. In the last 48 hours alone, takedowns from Iowa's Republican governor, former Iowa senator Chuck Grassley, and former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole, warning of, quote, "cataclysmic and wholesale losses for the GOP if Cruz prevails."

A piling on that is being celebrated by Cruz as proof of his own outsider status.

CRUZ: What Bob Dole is effectively saying and the establishment is saying is the one guy that scares the heck out of us is Cruz.

SERFATY (on camera): And that has always been a core part of Ted Cruz's strategy from the start, to present himself as the anti- establishment candidate in the race, so although he has taken a few hits this week, he's really been able to reframed that message, present it to voters going into the final push in Iowa.

Sunlen Serfaty, CNN, Manchester, New Hampshire.

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VAUSE: Joining me now here in Los Angeles is Jeff Corless. He's the former political director for Republican Carly Fiorina.

And Jeff, thanks for coming in. I want to pick up on this editorial coming out of the "National Review" that they really hold back. Part of the editorial reads, "Trump is a philosophically un-moored political opportunist who would trash the broad conservative ideological consensus within the GOP in flavor of a free floating populism with strongman overtones."

That's just a start. There is more than 20 leading conservatives in this magazine. They've written essays. Now for any other candidate, I guess the conservative, the Republican side of politics, this would be devastating. But not really for Donald Trump because in a way, doesn't this play into exactly what he's been saying, he is a guy that's against the establishment?

JEFF CORLESS, FORMER POLITICAL DIRECTOR FOR CARLY FIORINA: Well, absolutely. And I think he's tapping into something that is very different about this election than prior presidential elections. You have an electorate that is angry that they have been promised change would be occurring every step of the way for many elections now. And they don't really see big changes happening in Washington. So as a result, they are hearing a candidate in Donald Trump who really presents some confidence that he will go to Washington and make bold changes. That's what the electorate is saying in the polls.

VAUSE: And, you know, everyone's been talking about that for many, many months. So explain the logic here in this magazine because these are smart people who have written many of these essays, you know. Why would they think that something like this would take votes away from Donald Trump? If you're on the Trump train or if you're thinking of getting on the Trump train, what these guys have to say doesn't really interest you.

CORLESS: Well, every time someone in the establishment, whether it's a Washington, D.C., insider or a conservative thought leader who is a part of the establishment has piped in and attacked Trump, it's backfired every step of the way. And again it's because what they are talking about in this particular election is not what's driving the conversation at kitchen tables around this country.

VAUSE: Yes. Well, it's an interesting thought process that went into this. I guess in some ways, if we looked at the reporting over the last couple of days, it seemed like the establishment, the Republican establishment, they were -- I guess they weren't really embracing Trump but they seemed to be warming to Trump. At least if the alternative was Ted Cruz.

[01:15:13] You know -- you know, Sunlen reported on it. But we also had, you know, Rupert Murdoch who owns FOX News and "The Wall Street Journal." His evolution has -- can be seen on Twitter. Back in -- when was it? Back in July I think it was, he tweeted -- back in July, he tweeted this, he said, "When is Donald Trump going to stop embarrassing his friends, let alone the whole country?" But then last week, he tweeted this out. "Cruz bets uniting white conservatives, evangelicals enough. Meanwhile, Trump appealing across party lines. Surely the winning strategy."

You know, so, I guess, in your opinion, where does it stand right now? Is Trump in? Is he out?

CORLESS: Well, I think Trump has to be careful. He is now in first position. I think when he ran or decided to run for president, it was something that he saw he had nothing to lose. And now it is an election that is his to lose. So he needs to remain true to himself. And I think that if he does that he'll continue to surge in the polls and I think he's going to advance further than people think. The bottom line is, if you look at the last seven Iowa caucuses, only three of the last seven who have won the Iowa caucuses have moved on to earn the Republican nomination.

So he's got to be very careful. But, you know, establishment, you know, folks like Rupert Murdoch are coming on board because eventually they want to be on the winning team in some cases.

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VAUSE: Mr. Murdoch is not a stupid man by any stretch. You're going to stick with us because we're going to talk Democrat politics when we come back.

CORLESS: Yes.

VAUSE: So appreciate you sticking around. We'll have much more on the race for the White House. We'll take a look at some of the surprising numbers on the Democratic side, as Hillary Clinton steps up the attacks on Bernie Sanders.

Also ahead, please stay with us and share an emotional moment when a little boy in China who never thought he'd have a real home meets his parents for the very first time.

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[01:20:53] VAUSE: Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is giving Hillary Clinton a real run for her money. The latest CNN-ORC poll in the state of Iowa shows Sanders jumping ahead of the presumed surging frontrunner, 51 percent to 43 percent. The Vermont senator is also leading Secretary Clinton by a significant number in New Hampshire, which will vote the week after Iowa.

With Secretary Clinton losing her commanding lead, she is throwing some elbows out on the campaign trail trying to win back some of that support for Bernie Sanders. Here's Jeff Zeleny reporting in from Des Moines.

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JEFF ZELENY, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In Iowa today, Hillary Clinton was focused above all on one person.

HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Senator Sanders. Senator Sanders. Senator Sanders.

ZELENY: After months of looking beyond Bernie Sanders, Clinton urged voters to give his policies a close look. And real scrutiny.

CLINTON: But in theory, is it enough? A president has to deliver in reality.

ZELENY: A reversal of fortunes for Clinton, now running behind Sanders in Iowa and New Hampshire. It explains why she's suddenly squarely taking him on, telling Democrats his ideas are simply too good to be true.

CLINTON: I'll tell you, I'm not interested in ideas that sound good on paper but will never make it in the real world.

ZELENY: But the real politics, 11 days before the voting begins, increasingly favors Sanders. And he is turning optimistic. Launching a new television ad featuring the old Simon and Garfunkel anthem "America." In New Hampshire today, Sanders all but ignored Clinton.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: It's going to be a close election there and their caucus night, I think we have an excellent chance to win there. ZELENY: The Democratic establishment and the Clintons are pulling out

all the stops to keep that from happening. She reminded voters they aren't just electing a president.

CLINTON: We're also choosing a commander-in-chief.

ZELENY: She questioned whether Sanders has a firm grasp of global affairs.

CLINTON: Senator Sanders doesn't talk very much about foreign policy, but when he does, it raises concerns because sometimes it can sound like he hasn't really thought it through.

ZELENY: She pointed to Iran.

CLINTON: For example, he suggested we invite Iranian troops into Syria. That is like asking the arsonists to be firefighters.

ZELENY: And took aim at Sanders' health care plan, saying it would erode Obamacare.

CLINTON: We can get this done without another divisive debate about our entire health care system, and without giving Republicans an opening to come in and tear down everything we have achieved.

ZELENY: Her words were carefully scripted. Delivered by teleprompter. As Clinton tries to regain the upper hand, she told voters she's a fighter who's been down before.

CLINTON: And I can tell you, I've gotten back up time and time again because as long as there is work to do, and people to help, I'm not going to quit.

ZELENY (on camera): As Secretary Clinton spent a lot of time talking about her rival, Senator Sanders spent far less time talking about her. Campaigning in New Hampshire, he barely mentioned her. The key question here is in these final days before the Iowa caucuses begin, will Secretary Clinton as one adviser said be able to shake some sense into these Democratic voters?

Jeff Zeleny, CNN, Des Moines.

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VAUSE: That brings us to the word establishment. Both Clinton and Sanders are accusing each other of being the establishment candidate. The one who is entrenched in Washington politics.

CNN's Wolf Blitzer put that to Secretary Clinton.

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WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: But are you the establishment?

CLINTON: I just don't understand what that means. He's been in Congress. He's been elected to office a lot longer than I have. I was in the Senate for eight wonderful years representing New York. He's been in the Congress for 25. And so I'll let your viewers make their own judgment.

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VAUSE: OK. Joining me once again, Jeff Corless, the former political director for Republican Carly Fiorina.

[01:25:04] I know you're not a Democrat, you're a Republican. But let's pick up on that sound bite there from Hillary Clinton. Has she forgotten about the eight years she spent as first lady, the four years she spent serving as secretary of state? The -- you know, you do the math she comes up to about 20 years in office. I mean, it's a bit of a stretch for her, you know, to say that -- you know, calling out Sanders for being the establishment guy.

CORLESS: Well, anyone who's held office as long as she has or been involved in politics half as long as she has is part of the establishment. It's just a reality. So it's pretty funny to see her tell Wolf Blitzer that, you know, she's not a part of the establishment. It's just laughable.

VAUSE: And last question here. Why is establishment such a dirty word in this campaign?

CORLESS: Because the establishment is responsible -- I think on both sides -- for not delivering on the promises that many of the folks in the establishment have made to get themselves elected. And I think that's what's angering the voters across this country.

VAUSE: And that's why we have Trump leading the Republicans and Bernie Sanders leading the Democrats. It's a race like we have never seen before.

Jeff, thanks for coming in. Appreciate it.

CORLESS: Thank you very much.

VAUSE: OK. A U.S. police officer convicted of raping African- American women was sentenced Thursday to 263 years in prison. The victims ranged in age from 17 to 57. Prosecutors in the case say Danielle Holtzclaw intentionally picked victims with drug or prostitution records. He assumed those records would undermine any claims they made against him. The Oklahoma City police chief called it the greatest abuse of police authority he had seen in 37 years.

A short break here on CNN NEWSROOM. When we come back, the biggest snow storm to hit the U.S. East Coast in years with details on the global impact.

Also, anger boils over as California residents forced from their homes by leaking gas remain homeless three long months later.

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[01:33:30] VAUSE: Welcome back, everybody. You're watching CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Angeles. I'm John Vause with the headlines this hour.

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VAUSE: At least 50 people are dead after a truck bomb ripped through a police training center in western Libya. Authorities say they don't know yet who's responsible but ISIS has been stepping up attacks in the country.

CNN senior international correspondent, Nick Paton Walsh, reports.

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NICK PATON WALSH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This is what is left of one part of Libya's bid to restore law and order, now four and a half tumultuous years since Colonel Gadhafi died. The vast truck bomb killing dozens of recruits at a police training center.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

[01:35:12] PATON WALSH: "He came driving really fast," he says. He drove through the gate in a large vehicle that then exploded."

Probably a suicide bomber in a fuel tanker, say reports. Months from now, Western troops could have been training Libyans here in a bid to secure Libya's coastline and make Europe safer.

But for now, it was just the young struck down, most likely by ISIS who haven't claimed it yet.

Now hospitals themselves in an oil-rich country struggling this day with money, battling to treat more and more injured with less and less. Over 70 on this hospital's list by dusk.

ISIS have found a home in the bloodshed, helped by the chaos of a civil war between two rival governments battling it out to rule supreme.

Many now see the coastal state as ISIS's fall-back position if they keep losing in Iraq and Syria.

24 hours earlier, ISIS released this video to show how they had taken the town of Binjowat, east of their strong hold, Sirte. Yet another stretch of the Mediterranean hours from Europe by boat in their grasp. Europe increasingly nervous and ISIS increasingly ambitious. Their sights now on these oil fields, an important source of wealth for ISIS if the fires that their attacks have started across Libya exacerbating its trauma eventually die out.

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, Beirut.

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VAUSE: In Paris, investigators are working to learn more about a knife-wielding man who was shot and killed by police officers after he tried to enter a police station. Authorities say he was also carrying a fake explosive device and a handwritten note in Arabic stamped with the ISIS flag. We don't yet know the man's identity, but the incident happened almost one year to the minute of the "Charlie Hebdo" terrorist attack, which left 12 people dead at the satirical magazine's office.

The men accused of assaulting dozens of women in Cologne, Germany, could face deportation if they're migrants, according to Germany's justice minister. Police have not confirmed the suspects' identities, but the incident has fueled a political firestorm over immigration and victims rights.

Here is Michael Holmes.

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MICHAEL HOLMES, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In Germany, angry demonstrators take to the streets to protest violence against women as police face mounting pressure for the handling of numerous reports of sexual assaults during Cologne's New Year's Eve celebrations. The week after the incident, German Chancellor Angela Merkel finally speaks out.

ANGELA MERKEL, GERMAN CHANCELLOR (through translation): What happened at New Year is completely unacceptable. Those are despicable criminal acts which the state will not accept, including Germany. That's why an intensive investigation by the relevant institutions is under way. This investigation must be supported. The feeling women had in this case of being completely defenseless and at mercy is, for me, personally intolerable.

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HOLMES: Cologne police received more than 100 criminal complaints from young women who say they had been sexually assaulted or robbed by gangs of men of Arab or North African dissent during the celebration outside the city's main train station.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translation): The men surrounded us and started to grab our behinds and touch our crutches. They touched us everywhere. I wanted to take my friend and leave. I turned around and in that moment someone grabbed my bag.

HOLMES: Victims say there wasn't enough security at the event and felt they had no one to help them.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translation): We ran to the police, but we saw the police were so understaffed they couldn't take care of us. We, as women, suffered the price. HOLMES: Police continue to go through large amount of cell phone

footage from that evening saying they've identified several suspects and have made no arrests.

Germans are furious with Cologne's mayor who suggested women protect themselves from men on the streets by keeping them at arm's-length.

German media has also been criticized for their failure to initially report the story.

And German broadcaster, ZDF, apologized on Facebook for not reporting the story earlier.

A country already overwhelmed with the influx of more than one million refugees now dealing with fear and anger as the search for the perpetrators continues.

Michael Holmes, CNN.

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VAUSE: For the first time since the end of World War II, Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" or "My Struggle," goes on sale in Germany Friday. The copyright on Hitler's personal Nazi manifesto expired about a week ago. But its publishing is not without controversy.

CNN spoke with a publisher whose mother was a Holocaust survivor and with the grandson of a Nazi commando.

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[01:40:07] UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It is important to know how a book can destroy human beings in such a way. While it was a manual for crimes, for extermination of people in the world.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think to put book out is a shame to society and certainly something the German people would not permit in any manner.

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VAUSE: The seller says the book will include heavy annotations to expose the lies and half truths. Germany says publication of "Mein Kampf" without annotations remains illegal.

A short break here. But still to come on CNN NEWSROOM, a group of protesters in Oregon claim ranchers are losing their land, it's being stolen right out from under them. We'll find out what local Native American tribes have to say about land grabs.

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VAUSE: Oregon Governor Kate Brown says armed protesters at a national wildlife refuge need to leave immediately. The instruction comes after a meeting between armed activists and the county sheriff on Thursday failed to resolve the situation. The group occupying a federal building since the weekend claims the federal land should be returned to residents. And while the activist leader says there is a time to go home, he added that time has not arrived.

Some area ranchers have backed the protesters. Hundreds of locals attended a meeting showing support for the group to leave. In particular, a Native American tribe is calling the protesters' claim of "original land rights" issues insulting and laughable.

Here's Sara Sidner.

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SARA SIDNER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: If anyone knows how it feels to have land taken away from them, it's the Native American tribe that lives here in Burns, Oregon. They're watching what's happening out there at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. And they do not like what they see, as armed protesters from outside the state have come in and taken over land saying they're going to give it to the ranchers and the farmers.

[01:45:11] UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER: This is what protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States looks like right here.

UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Where are you from, sir?

UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER: From Phoenix, Arizona.

SIDNER (voice-over): The Native Americans say, how dare they. The land was once theirs.

JARVIS KENNEDY, BURNS PALUTE TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBER: Go home. We didn't ask you to be here. The county residents here know our rights and we can stand up for ourselves.

To me, they're just a bunch of bullies and criminals coming in here and trying to push us around over here and occupy our aboriginal territories out there where ancestors are buried.

SIDNER (on camera): This actually belonged to Native Americans who were here long before the ranchers got here and long before the farmers got here.

UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER: They should go redress their grievances, too, and maybe they'll get it back.

SIDNER: They haven't taken up arms and they haven't taken over anything, so --

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UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER: No, they got oppressed under tyranny, as well.

SIDNER: So should it be given back to the Native Americans?

UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER: I don't know. If they have a claim for it.

SIDNER: You got pretty emotional when talking about this. What brings out the emotion in you? KENNEDY: Being mad, getting tired of people trying to think this is

their land. Like I told you in there, we were here way before anybody else got here, of the eastern Oregon, Idaho, northern California and northern Nevada there. And it's tiring. It's the same battles that my ancestors had. Now it's just a different cavalry wearing a bunch of different coats, the way I see it.

SIDNER: What do you think would happen if it was your tribe that tried to take over that federal land?

KENNEDY: Oh, we would be shot up, blown up, in jail, handcuffed. Just being honest. They're used to killing us from way back and nothing has changed, really.

SIDNER: Why do you think their response is different this time?

KENNEDY: Because they're white. That's about it. I mean, that's as blunt as I can be, because of their skin color. And I don't know. That's how I feel about it.

SIDNER (voice-over): Sara Sidner, CNN, Princeton, Oregon.

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VAUSE: Next here on CNN NEWSROOM, the movie awards season just getting started with the Golden Globe Awards ceremony coming up this weekend. We'll take a look at who the front runners might be.

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[01:51:31] VAUSE: Next hour, British Academy of Film and Television Art, BAFTA, nominations will be announced for the best of 2015. BAFTA winners will be announced at London's Royal Opera House on February 14th. We'll let you know who is in the running as soon as we find out. The BAFTA nominations come just two days before Sunday's 73rd Annual Golden Globes ceremony honoring the best in film and television. It's the first major awards show of the season. Our very own Isha Sesay will be reporting live from the red carpet.

A little earlier, I spoke with goldderby.com managing editor, Chris Beachum.

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VAUSE: Chris, let's start with Ricky Gervais. He's preemptively apologized. He tweeted this out, "Because I can see the future, I'd like to apologize now for the things I said at next week's Golden Globes. I was drunk and didn't give a -- you can work out the rest."

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This is a guy who fires insults off like heat-seeking missiles right into the crowd. What can we expect?

CHRIS BEACHUM, MANAGING EDITOR, GOLDDERBY.COM: He is perfect for this crowd. We interviewed him last summer. He took a three-year break and said he would never come back. But I asked him if maybe that break allowed him some freedom to think about coming back. He said maybe, so I thought there was a glimpse of hope there.

VAUSE: I think he's been storing up insults and ideas for the last three years.

BEACHUM: I do. I think he's raring to go.

VAUSE: It's interesting because he really targets celebrities. He picks them out. It's funny, but can be quite cruel at times.

BEACHUM: And one of his favorite targets, Mel Gibson, is back at a presenter this year. That will be an interesting moment.

VAUSE: That will be fun. Let's get into the films in the running for best drama. There doesn't really seem to be a clear front-runner here. What's your pick?

BEACHUM: I think it's going to be "Spotlight." It's got a directing nomination and a writing nomination, so it shows some wider support. And it seems to be the critic's pick all along the way. The Globes love to try to predict and help predict what the eventual Oscar winner will be.

VAUSE: They do. Didn't they pick the best picture last year?

BEACHUM: They didn't.

VAUSE: That's right.

BEACHUM: "Bird Man" lost for comedy film to "Grand Budapest."

VAUSE: You nailed that.

On the television side, "Game of Thrones" has never received a Global Globe. Could it be in the running this year?

BEACHUM: It's never won for series. It did win the Emmy a few months ago. So it might be primed now, but there aren't any acting nominations for that show, which is sometimes a signal.

I think it's going to be "Mr. Robot." They love to honor a first-year show that's really hot and be like the first people to honor that show.

VAUSE: Like the cool kids on the block.

BEACHUM: Yeah.

VAUSE: All the glamour of the red carpet made a lot more glamorous because Isha will be here this year. But this year, we've had the social media campaign by L'Oreal. They're taking to social media during the presentations and they're trying to encourage people to talk about their careers rather than what they're wearing. This is a big issue for a lot of women actors in Hollywood.

BEACHUM: Right. I think certainly that's the way to go. Why should they be treated any different than the men on the red carpet? But then you've got some real fashion icons this year, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett herself. So it would be nice if there was a -- you know they're going to ask the fashion questions.

VAUSE: Is it sexist to ask a woman what designer she's wearing?

BEACHUM: Why not ask Eddie or Leo DiCaprio.

[11:55:09] VAUSE: I never understood this. They do ask the guys, are you wearing Valentino. But why is it particularly sensitive for --

BEACHUM: I think if you only go down that road and you don't talk about the movie or the TV show, I think that's where they have a little bit of a problem with it.

VAUSE: That's a fair point.

Chris, we know what you'll be up, too, on Sunday night.

BEACHUM: Thank you.

VAUSE: Have fun. Appreciate it.

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VAUSE: Can't wait to see what Isha will be wearing, which designer. It'll be fun Sunday night.

You're watching CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Angeles. I'm John Vause.

The news continues with Natalie Allen after a very short break. Thanks for being with us.

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[02:00:09] NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: High tension on the Korean Peninsula as South Korea blasts propaganda across its northern border.