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Peshmerga Forces Said To Be Within 8 KM Of Mosul; More Bombs Fall On Aleppo As Ceasefire Ends; Clashes Erupt In Calais 'Jungle' Camp Before Eviction; Venezuelan Lawmakers Push To Impeach Maduro; British Banker Pleaded Not Guilty To Murder; Philippines Fears Economic Fallout From "Split" With US; Trump Trailing Clinton In Latest Polls; How Political Rhetoric Is Scaring Immigrant Students; Trump; Colombia Has Highest Rate of Modern-Day Slavery in South America. Aired 1-2a ET

Aired October 24, 2016 - 01:00   ET

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[01:00:00] ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: Moving in on ISIS, Kurdish fighters in Iraq, move even closer to the city of Mosul.

Tensions in the jungle, clashes erupt at a migrant camp in Calais, as French authorities prepare to move people out. Plus, the election draws closer but the gap grows wider.

What new polls say about the race for the White House.

Hello, and welcome, everyone. I'm Rosemary Church, and this is CNN NEWSROOM.

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are said to be within eight kilometers of Mosul less than a week after the offensive to retake the city from ISIS began. Now, their progress has been faster than expected, but there has been strong resistance. They - here's what it looked like, as an ISIS vehicle approached Peshmerga forces near Bashiqa.

Peshmerga Forces were able to secure a stretch of the Bashiqa-Mosul highway, limiting the militants' movement.

And I have Michael Holmes is near Mosul. He joins us now with the very latest. So, Michael, talk to us about just how difficult this offensive has been so far, and whether ISIS has been slowed down in any way?

MICHAEL HOLMES, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yeah. It has been a successful on-schedule campaign, according to Iraqi and Kurdish, and for that matter, American officials, too. But it has not been easy going, as you said. There has been, at times, fierce resistance, as we saw the other day in Bartella, the town, the important Christian town of Al-Hamdaniya has now been taken by Iraqi forces, but they, too, encountered fierce resistance. And where we are, is not far away from the town of Bashiqa where Kurdish forces had good success yesterday. They've been after this area for some time. It is a very strategic town and villages. Yesterday, they came in from two sides. They surrounded eight villages and the town itself, met up, and celebrated that event. They now surrounding in all 100 square kilometers we're talking about that they are now controlling. They cut off the road from Bashiqa to Mosul, which of course, cuts off supply routes for the ISIS fighters inside that town. Now, as dawn has broken here, we've been hearing occasional artillery rounds going into Bashiqa, and we can expect Kurdish forces to start probing the exterior and go on in. We've - I'm told that we don't believe there are many civilians inside, just ISIS fighters. And the Kurdish commander said yesterday, when asked about the fighters, he said, "They are bad people. They should die." Rosemary?

CHURCH: And Michael, how are Iraqi and Peshmerga forces preparing for the fight for Mosyl once they arrive in that city, and just how hard is this going to be to retake Mosul from ISIS?

HOLMES: Well, Iraqi forces are going to be leading that fight along with Iraqi Federal Police, and Kurdish fighters, as we said, only eight kilometers from the outskirts. It's going to be a very different fight. At the moment, despite the resistance we've talked about, Kurdish and Iraqi forces have gone through those towns and villages. Once they get to Mosul, it's a very different affair. You're talking like Ramadi and Fallujah, you're talking urban combat. And if they do, ISIS does retreat to the western side of the city as expected, you've got the old city there, very narrow roads, good fighting positions, for those who are already there, and have spent two years preparing their defense. The armored vehicles we've seen on the planes, around us, going through those towns and villages are going to have a tough time once they get into that urban environment.

You know, one side thing that is worth mentioning is, both Iraqi and Kurdish forces, they go through towns and villages, are not always stopping to clear those towns and villages completely. And there was a terrible incident yesterday where 40 or so villagers who'd come out to celebrate the arrival of Iraqi forces going through their village. Well, the Iraqi forces kept going, and then ISIS fighters who've been in hiding came out, rounded up several dozen of those villagers who had been celebrating and executed them. So, not all areas as they've been progress through have been fully cleared, so you're going to expect to see incidents like that. And of course, we have yet to see the full force of the humanitarian crisis that is expected. You've still got a couple of 300,000 civilians in Mosul. And only a few thousand of them have gotten out to the camps that are being set up around here. Rosemary?

[01:05:09] CHURCH: Certainly horrifying and disturbing details there from our man, Michael Holmes, who is near Mosul. It just after 8:00 in the morning. Thanks so much, Michael, appreciate that.

The bombing of Eastern Aleppo has resumed after a humanitarian ceasefire ended. It appears few, if any people actually left the besieged neighborhood during the lull in the fighting. Rebels and residents contacted by CNN said they were not budging largely out of mistrust of Syria and Russia. The area has about 250,000 residents who are trapped by government troops.

Well, fighting has also escalated in Yemen's capital, just hours after the U.N. special envoy for the country urged all sides to renew a three-day ceasefire. Saudi coalition warplanes reportedly targeted several Houthi rebel positions in Sena, Sunday. At least 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen's 19-month-old civil war.

And tensions are high in the French migrant camp known as the 'Jungle,' where authorities will begin evicting migrants in the coming hour. Migrants threw stones at police and built a barricade of burning tires late Sunday. Officers fired back with teargas. Authorities are giving migrants their two options, seek asylum in France or return to their home countries. But many don't want to register as refugees in France, because they refer to settle in Britain. We'll keep an eye on that story. And the French interior ministry says, they are almost 7,000 migrants in the camp located near the French entrance to the Euro tunnel. That number includes about 1,300 children and 300 families. French officials say the residents will be relocated to small shelters around the country, each housing 100 to 300 people.

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FABIENNE BUCCIO (through translator): We've set up a special processing system. This took a long time, a very particular processing system for the minors. So, there will be a specific registration for minors tomorrow at the SAS sorting center by a French-British team that will take charge of them. Then all of these children, all these minors, will be taken to the temporary welcome center, where they will be accommodated, hosted within the migrant camp (INAUDIBLE) at the temporary welcome center.

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CHURCH: And the United Nations says at least 200 of the unaccompanied children in Calais have family links to the United Kingdom. CNN's Melissa Bell spoke to two boys who say they've been waiting too long to leave France.

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MELISSA BELL, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Tents as far as the eye can see, the 'Jungle' in Calais will soon be no more. It's 1,300 unaccompanied children are hoping that means they'll soon be in the U.K. Like 14-year-old Mohammed, who crossed 12 countries in 75 days with just 1 idea in my mind.

MOHAMMED, ONE OF CALAIS UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN: I want to join to my uncle. I'm so tired here. I have - I left more than one years ago, but I didn't arrive my - to my uncle yet. I love football. I want to play football, and I want to rest in peace.

BELL: So far, though, he said, he's had no help from authorities, he's been trying to get to the U.K. for a year now, waiting in a camp where he says only the most brutal survive.

TEXT: I will never forget. It's all here in my head because it's been so hard for me.

BELL: Riyadh is also 14 and from Afghanistan. He, too, has family waiting for him in England, but three months ago, he left the camp and sought refuge with a local NGO. After eight months on the road, he finally found a place to rest and much more.

RIYADH: They teach us French. I study here - they give us some money for our needs, to buy clothes, to buy pants, shirts like this. And we are just waiting here to go England.

BELL: But Riyadh says he's been waiting too long. He's also worried that in leaving the 'Jungle,' he may have made a mistake. So many of his friends, he says, have already left to start their new life on the other side of the channel. Melissa Bell, CNN, Calais.

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CHURCH: Women's Rights activists plan to be back on the streets across Poland on Monday. They were out demonstrating on Sunday against planned abortion restrictions. They told CNN's Nic Robertson, they'll keep protesting until lawmakers in Warsaw get the message. Here's his report.

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[01:09:50] NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATION CORRESPONDENT: This protest comes several weeks after several hundred thousand people across the country protested about tougher abortion laws the government was planning to introduce. They managed to get that knocked back. Now, this crowd is much, much smaller, but they're here pushing the issues of women in Poland. They're not getting a fair shake, they say.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We already won. We already won, with the government, when the government attempted to ban abortion in any case, except the severe risk of women's lives. But we see the situation is - may repeat itself. This is why we are protesting, we need to be recognized as full citizens with our full rights.

ROBERTSON: Though, this crowd is much smaller, perhaps just several thousand, there is a real sense here they've got some momentum, that their voices are being heard, that they can make change.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, at least they withdrew this scandalous law that was being discussed then. But knowing (INAUDIBLE) we know that this is not his final step and will - he will think of something new in order to divide us. And this is what I don't like, right?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, this is a very important time that we are able to organize the results, but this can be also misleading because this is only one thing, and we really have to fight again and again, because the comments of the government, after the process, weren't really reassuring in any way.

ROBERTSON: Protests plan not just here in Warsaw, but in hundreds of communities across the country, right down to small villages. No one here is expecting change to happen quickly or easily. But as one lady said to us here, if you mess with a woman, you're never going to win. Nic Robertson, CNN, Warsaw, Poland.

(END VIDEOTAPE) CHURCH: Venezuelan lawmakers say they will push for impeachment

proceedings against President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition- controlled national assembly claims he staged a coup. It approved a measure someday, declaring there has been a breakdown of constitutional order, and continued state of coup led by President Maduro. Violence also erupted during Sunday's special session of congress. Pro-government supporters stormed the national assembly to stand with Mr. Maduro. The government lawmakers finally convinced them to leave the building. The protesters are furious after officials blocked a recall referendum effort against the president.

Well, there is a major development in the shocking double-murder case against a former British banker in Hong Kong. That's coming up. Stay with us.

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CHURCH: A former British banker accused of mutilating and killing two women in his luxury apartment in Hong Kong, says his guilty of manslaughter, but not murder.

Mallika Kapur joins us live from outside the courthouse, where the suspect entered his plea earlier today. So Mallika, the details are simply horrifying, but let's go over what exactly this former British banker was accused of doing and how his plea will now impact the trial going forward?

MALLIKA KAPUR, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, to quickly recap the event that brought us to 'til today, Rosemary. Yes, he is accused of murdering two women back in November 2014. They were two gruesome murders that really shocked the City of Hong Kong. He was accused of murdering two women, less than a kilometer away from here in his luxury residential apartment, two Indonesian women. And the case has finally taken two years for people to sit through the evidence. The trial has started this morning, as you said, he pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter, not to two counts of murder, which is a more serious offense. But the prosecution says that they will do whatever they can to prove that he is guilty of a more serious offense of murder. He did also plead guilty to one count of unlawful burial, which refers to the way in which one of the victims was found on the balcony of his luxury apartment. And she was found - her body was found stuffed inside a suitcase. It was some very grisly details emerging. In fact, the judge, when he was - when he selected the jury this morning, he even told the jury to be prepared to hear some very gruesome details over the next couple of days. He even warned them that they will be watching a dozens of iPhone videos, which is some new information that we got this morning that the accused had made recordings of the murders. And the jury will be made to watch those over the next couple of days. This trial that finally started this morning is expected to last here in Hong Kong for another two to three weeks. Rosemary? CHURCH: And Mallika, as you mentioned, people in Hong Kong were shocked, understandably, of course, with the details of this trial. But talk to us about what people are saying and how this is playing out in the media.

KAPUR: Well, everybody, as you said, has been shocked. This was front page news for several days, when the double-murders took place two years ago. And now that the trial has started, yes, it is very much in the news over here in Hong Kong. People are absolutely shocked that such an incident could take place right in the heart of the city. Because Hong Kong is, you know, is considered a very safe city, the crime rate is low. For something like this to happen, it has shaken Hong Kong to the core. It has also shaken a particular group, and that is the migrant workers group, because all these Indonesian women have come to Hong Kong as migrant workers. Just over the weekend, members of the migrant workers group held a (INAUDIBLE) peaceful protest, and they say that they're doing that to demand a speedy trial, a fair trial, and that, they do want justice for these victims.

[01:20:03] CHURCH: (INAUDIBLE) Mallika Kapur bringing us up to date on this murder trial that's taken place in Hong Kong. It is 1:20 in the afternoon. And many thanks to you, Mallika. I appreciate it.

Well, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shocked the world when he announced a vague with bluntly word of military and economic separation from the United States. Now, many Filipino workers who rely on income from U.S. companies are worried about their jobs.

Will Ripley joins us now live from Manila, where he visited a call center, part of the country's driving outsourcing sector. And Will, many people in the Philippines are pretty unsure exactly what President Duterte is planning to do here. So, what are they telling you and what are their fears?

WILL RIPLEY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: People are certainly worried about their jobs, even if they do support overall their president, Rosemary, because as you know, he's exceptionally popular here with his approval ratings in the mid to high-80s, even low 90s. But people are worried because this business outsourcing industry is one of the fastest growing employers in this country. It's helping this country grow its middleclass, something they're trying to do. But 80 percent of the business is from American companies. And so, if American companies were to be pushed out, if there's a change in the business climate, the results could be - could be quite difficult for many people who rely on this for their livelihood. In fact, the U.S. Foreign -- Assistant Foreign Secretary, Daniel Russell, was here. The Assistant Secretary Russell met with the Defense Secretary, the Foreign Secretary here in the Philippines, talking to them about the fact that they don't feel that good ties with the Philippines and China have to come at the expense of the United States. But people on the ground, and certainly business owners, aren't necessarily certain that that'll be enough to smooth things over.

CHURCH: But what exactly is President Duterte --

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RIPLEY: Philippines fire-brand leader, once again taking shot at his favorite target. Fresh off his first official overseas trip, President Rodrigo Duterte blasted the U.S., and U.S. threats to withhold aid.

RODRIGO DUTERTE, PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES: Assistance, U.S aid, you can go to hell.

RIPLEY: During the rambling Friday night news conference in his hometown, the president used the "A" word, the "B" word, and the "F" word in the same 30 seconds. And that was Duterte in damage-control mode, trying to walk back from the shocking announcement in Beijing of his separation from the United States and shift towards China and Russia, saying it only applies to foreign policy.

DUTERTE: Better be careful with the word, we separate or severed our diplomatic relations. The second one is not feasible. Why? The Filipinos and the United States will kill me.

RIPLEY: Those Filipinos working in the U.S. send back billions of dollars a year to their families. One of the biggest sources of income in this nation, were tens of millions lived in poverty. Here in Manila, some fear President Duterte's anti-American rhetoric could destabilize one of the Asia's best performing economies. Since he took power, less than four months ago, stocks are down and the Philippine peso is trading near a seven-year low.

One sector that could be hit the hardest, business outsourcing. Philippine call center jobs are expected to double by 2020. Jobs that help grow the middleclass.

CRISTINA CONCEPCION, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BPOI: You don't want to have to deal with one more thing, but you know what, every day there is one more thing that happens.

RIPLEY: Cristina Concepcion is President and CEO of a company that does payroll and finance. She's been getting nervous calls from her American clients. What are you telling your clients?

CONCEPCION: I think our clients -- with our clients, it's business as usual and they know it.

RIPLEY: The Philippines outsourcing industry employs more than 1 million people. Experts say more than 80 percent of their work on average is for American companies.

Do you worry about your job?

MARJORIE GONZALEZ, CALL CENTER EMPLOYEE: Yes, of course, because this is our livelihood.

RIPLEY: These call center employees tell me they still support their president.

GONZALEZ: It's not a threat. I don't think Duterte's trying to combat the U.S.

RIPLEY: Duterte remains wildly popular. Most Filipinos see him as a strong leader, fighting to make his country better. But many worry alienating the U.S. will only make things worse.

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And President Duterte's spokesperson still in damage-control mode, just within the last hour, Rosemary. Hail, the news conference saying that he will meet with the business outsourcing industry, members of the administration, to reassure them that it is indeed business as usual, that what the President said shouldn't really impact what they're doing here. But of course, the President of a country of 110 million people, his words have weight, Rosemary, which is why so many people are concerned.

CHURCH: Absolutely, a lot of worry there. Will Ripley reporting from Manila, 1:24 in the afternoon. Thanks to him.

All right. Well, parts of drought-stricken Southern Europe are seeing some beneficial rains this morning. Meteorologist, Pedram Javaheri joins us now with the latest from the International Weather Center. So, Pedram, this is good news?

PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: This is great news, yes. You know, of course, the summer season just ending about a month ago, so we've really been waiting for a storm system, anything to bring in a substantial end to what's been occurring here over the past several months and you see a broad spin in the atmosphere right here. Large- scale storm system, set to right off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula, should bring in a push in some rainfall over the next several days, and it's also slow to exit the area. So, certainly going to see some areas potentially see some flood risk, especially when you take a look at the drought monitor, the past three months, northern portions of Spain, we're talking extreme to exceptional drought. Of course, it is widespread as you work your way towards northern portions of France, and eventually into the eastern portion of the U.K. So, this is an area that could use some rainfall, and it looks like in the next couple of days, we'll get scattered rain showers. Again, a slow-moving disturbance, so, just about everyone in the area should tap in to some moisture. And in Madrid, we go from 16 up to 21, by the time this all moves out, we're back up in the mid-20s and just a beautiful time of year across parts of Spain as well when he see temps begin to moderate into the mid-20s. But there's the storm system right there, notice, very little in the way of snow beginning to accumulate in the mountains, at least this week. You've got to really work your way well to the north and east around portions of Belarus into the Baltics area, see some snowfall accumulations in the forecast the next couple of days. And of course, we had our fair share of snow, just a few days ago, this is out of the higher elevations in Germany, where the first snowman of the season beginning to pop up across that area. You work your way down towards some of the cooler environments, where the temperatures have not quite reached the freezing mark, and you're talking about autumn colors in full effect across this region. So, certainly, a nice change in the season across parts of Europe. Take you over to Asia, very quiet perspective right now. And this is wonderful news when you consider how active it's been in recent weeks. The tropical storms were on to par with (INAUDIBLE) expect across the Western Pacific Ocean as far as number of tropical storms per season, but you notice the typhoon number that is just below average, it is the super typhoon number that has been actually above normal in recent months, that has a lot of people's attention across parts of say, the Philippines, and certainly onto parts of Taiwan as well. And in Hong Kong, in particular, you see the transition take place out of the wet season as we go in from October into November and December. And a lot of people, Rosemary, are really enjoying the changes here, not only the temperatures cooling off a little bit, the rainfall easing off a little bit and we know how wet it's been across parts of East Asia. Rosemary.

CHURCH: Yes, very nice indeed. All right. Thanks so much, Pedram, appreciate it.

JAVAHERI: Thank you.

CHURCH: And we're in the final stretch of the U.S. Election. Donald Trump is trailing well behind his democratic opponent. A look at the latest polls, that's coming your way in just a moment. Also, we wil look at the link between angry political rhetoric in the presidential campaign and bullying in the classroom. Back in a moment with that.

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[01:31:21] CHURCH: A warm welcome back to our viewers all around the world. You're watching CNN NEWSROOM with Rosemary Church.

Here's a check of our top stories.

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CHURCH: We are just over two weeks away from the U.S. presidential election and Donald Trump has a lot of ground to make up. A new ABC News poll shows Hillary Clinton with a 12-point lead. She's at 50 percent, with Trump at 38 percent. The latest CNN poll of polls shows a wide lead for the Democratic candidate, Clinton at 48 percent, while Trump has just 39 percent.

And Donald Trump recently said he no longer believes in the polls. But his campaign manager acknowledged Sunday on NBC that they are behind in the race.

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KELLYANNE CONWAY, DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER: We are behind. She has some advantages, like $66 million in ad buys just in the month of September. Thereby doubling her ad buys in August. Most of the ads are native against Donald Trump. And she's had pre- advantages. She has the former president, who happens to be her husband, campaigning for her, the current president and first lady, who are all much more popular than she can hope to be. But she's running and as the incumbent. Our advantage going in, behind one, three, four points in some of these the swing states that Mitt Romney lost to President Obama. And our advantage is just that Donald Trump will take the case directly to the people. He doesn't expect to be able to cut through the noise and the silence and the way we're treated by some.

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CHURCH: Julian Zelizer joins us now via Skype. He is a historian and professor at Princeton University.

Thank you, sir, for being with us.

JULIAN ZELIZER, HISTORIAN AND PROFESSOR, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Thank you.

CHURCH: As you wrote in your opinion piece for CNN.com, everyone has been scratching their heads, trying to make sense of Donald Trump's speech at Gettysburg on Saturday, where President Abraham Lincoln spoke in an effort to unite the nation. What was Trump trying to achieve, do you think?

ZELIZER: I think initially everyone thought he would give a message of unity and argue how he might heal the divisions of the nation. That's not what he ended up doing. He was very combative. He talked about a rigged system. He threatened the women who were accusing him of sexual harassment. The image he wanted to portray was not Lincoln the healer, but to talk about himself as really leading a battle in a civil war. That was the message. He conveyed it. I don't think it's a winning one. But that's what he was trying to do.

CHURCH: Trump keeps insisting this election will be rigged. Let's listen to what he was saying about this topic just on Sunday.

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[01:35:22] DONALD TRUMP, (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: My message is this, if we win on November 8th, we are going to fix our rigged system. It's a rigged, broken, corrupt system. It's rigged. It's broken. It's corrupt. They want me to take that back. Let me tell you, folks, it's a rigged system. We are going to drain the swamp of corruption in Washington, D.C.

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CHURCH: OK. Let's fact-check that point that he kept pushing there. Just how vulnerable is the U.S. electoral system to any form of rigging? And why does he keep laboring this point?

ZELIZER: Well, the last point is different. The last point is about corruption and campaign finance. And many people who argue there are problems in the political system. The first argument is what he's been talking about, now, for a month. And it's that the system is rigged. There's a concerted effort by media and politicians to throw the election to Hillary Clinton. There's no evidence of this. It is very hard to conceive of that happening in our very decentralized and fragmented political system. And it's simply based on speculation. What is he trying to do? He's trying to justify a loss, at the same time he's trying to energize the supporters, to claim, as we said, he's fighting a bigger fight not just for his election, but against a broken system.

CHURCH: Recent polls indicate that support for Trump is slipping. His campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, acknowledges that. But Trump denies the numbers, calls them inaccurate. What do these numbers show us? Why are we seeing a slide in support for him as the election draws closer?

ZELIZER: The numbers are striking. Most polls show Hillary Clinton pulling away at a significant lead right now. More important, in the Electoral College battle in most of the key battleground states, he is losing. And he's even potentially competitive now -- or she's competitive in very conservative states. The data is clear he's not having a successful campaign. Look, ever since the convention, it was the time he had to broaden his constituency. He had to move beyond his core supporters and add supporters. And he hasn't done much to do that. So, the math in some places is pretty simple. And the allegations that came out after the "Access Hollywood" tape and various women accusing him of sexual assault has damaged and prevented any ability to expand his electoral appeal.

CHURCH: Right. Julian Zelizer, many thanks for joining us. We appreciate it. Less than three weeks to go for these elections.

ZELIZER: Thank you very much.

CHURCH: An unfortunate result of the angry U.S. presidential campaign is playing out in some of America's classrooms. Teachers are seeing an uptick in bullying against immigrant students.

"CNN Money's" Cristina Alesci went to one of the most diverse school districts in the country to talk to teachers and students about their fears.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Central public institutions are making American citizens. So if we want to live in a world where people mistreat and abuse each other, we have to start in our schools.

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: Go back to the border.

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: You don't belong here.

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: I've never heard anyone call me a terrorist until this year.

CRISTINA ALESCI, CNN MONEY CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This girl is an American. She was born in Colorado.

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: My parents are immigrants from Somalia. They left it because of the civil war. ALESCI: Now, she's a middle schooler in Tacoma, Washington, in one of

the most diverse school districts in the country.

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: There's people from a different background. You never feel left out because there's always someone that looks like you.

ALESCI: Students say they used to feel safe and welcome. But rhetoric on the campaign trail has changed that.

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: Before the previous elections, it wasn't a big deal that the girl next to me was wearing hijab, or she's Latina or he's black. It's like Donald Trump started it and everyone is jumping on.

[01:40:00] UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: Saying that Mexicans are going to build the border, they're going to pay for the border. Every time you see the news, he's talking about this topic. There's a lot of people cheering on for him like they agreed to this, like we shouldn't be here. And that scares me.

ALESCI: In a nonscientific survey by the Southern Poverty Law Center, one-third of educators reported an increase in bulling and Muslim or anti-immigrant sentiment in schools.

DEBBIE ALDOUS, TEACHER: The main difference I've noticed the last year and a half, has been the tone. Now, they have words they are throwing around, labeling other kids.

ALESCI (on camera): Like what?

ALDOUS: Things like towel head or you should run back to the border. These are things that we hadn't been hearing before. And our population hasn't changed. What has changed to me is the political rhetoric.

ALESCI: Is it all Donald Trump's fault? Not necessarily.

JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN, UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR: These metaphors and these ideas and these fears predated Trump and are extent in a much bigger swath of our population than just the people who are going to vote for Donald Trump.

ALESCI: Polls show half the U.S. population supports a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S. Yet --

ZIMMERMAN: The Trump candidacy has obviously played a large role in triggering these episodes. It's made lots of people and their kids feel more free to express certain ideas.

ALESCI (on camera): When was the moment you realized something is wrong here?

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: I went to a football game. And then, like, they were saying some mean things to me. Like, oh, you terrorist. And I got angry. And they said, we shouldn't say that she's probably going to blow us up because she's so angry right now.

ALESCI: What has been the ugliest things people have said about you?

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: Go back where you came from. You tonight belong here. You shouldn't have come. It's not right.

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: It just happened one day when I was walking town the street and some random guy said go pack where you came from and leave this country alone.

ALESCI: It's happening in an environment that is a lot more understanding and inclusive and diverse --

ALDOUS: Yes.

ALESCI: -- than many other school districts.

ALDOUS: Right. That makes you wonder what's happening to kids like if there's only a few Muslim kids in a school. There's definitely the minority, how those kids must be hurting, too.

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: Have a nice day.

ALESCI: For this girl, the bullying has shaken her confidence.

UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT: Even for me, like, I had my doubts. What if I'm the bad person in this situation? What if I tonight deserve to be in this country? I felt like that sometimes. I knew I was accepted. But he kept saying those things, I thought, well, I'm not American. I'm not from this area. Even though I was born and raised here, I'm not someone that deserves to live here. That was really, like, Somalia never had a civil war. I wish I could have stayed there, with people that look like me. I wouldn't be the different person.

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[01:46:45] CHURCH: Colombia has the highest rate of modern-day slavery in South America. But has also organized efforts to stop it, as part of the CNN Freedom Project to end modern-day human trafficking.

Our Rafael Romo has this report.

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RAFAEL ROMO, CNN SOUTH AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This may look like the picture of carefree youth. But their early childhoods were marred by suffering.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translation): I was 4 years old. He wanted to know my body. He wouldn't let me take a bath in peace.

ROMO: She said she grew up being abused by a family friend until taken to a home for girls when she was 10 years old. There, she met Silvia, now an aspiring photographer. Silvia came to the orphanage at 11. Case workers say she was brought there by a woman who found her living in a garbage bag underneath an overpass.

(on camera): One problem is it's impossible to identify victims of modern slavery just by looking at them. According to the 2016 Global Slavery Index, Colombia has the highest percentage of people living as slaves in all of South America. Many of the victims are children.

DILIA STEIN (ph), ORPHAN STARFISH FOUNDATION: We know girls that have been trafficked from birth. So much so, that when they arrive at one of our programs, they don't speak a language. They only know how to scream and scratch because they've been abused from birth.

ROMO (voice-over): Dilia Stein (ph) looks with the Orphan Starfish Foundation, an organization that provides scholarships and job training to more than 10,000 children across much of Latin America and other parts of the world.

She says no matter what country you travel to, the stories of abuse these girls tell can stop your heart.

STEIN (ph): They have come from abuse. They come from prostitution. We know girls who have been trafficked who walk up to any man and just take off their pants because they don't know the value of their lives. They think they are things. They don't understand that they are human beings.

ROMO: Despite the high number of reported victims, Colombia gets high marks for its response.

JOHN KERRY, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE: When we talk about human trafficking, we're talking about slavery.

ROMO: The State Department's in its annual report on human trafficking, lists Colombia as a tier-one country, saying its country meets the minimum standards for elimination of trafficking. The report sites Colombia's efforts to investigate and then prosecuting trafficking cases, recently appointing 14 new prosecutors to handle the case load.

For Silvia, the abuse started when she was a young girl, forced to work in the mines and later prostitution, all to pay for a relative's drug addiction.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translation): I was 11 years old when he told us we were not going back to school anymore, that we need to work because we didn't have enough money for food. But in reality, we were working to pay for his addiction.

ROMO: Now, in college, both young women are focused on building their new lives. Do you feel that you will ever be able to recover from this?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translation): Yes, when I help more children, so they don't have to live with what I went through. I don't want this to keep happening, the abuse and mistreatment. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translation): It's very important for

me, now, to help other girls because this is something that is truly close to my heart.

ROMO: Reframing the future, not just for themselves, but for all girls in their home country.

Rafael Romo, CNN, Colombia.

[01:50:22] CHURCH: Incredible young women there.

And later on Monday, CNN's Freedom Project will introduce you to a banker-turned-hero for abuse victims reaching adulthood.

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ANDY STEIN (ph), FOUNDER EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, ORPHAN STARFISH FOUNDATION: My name is Andy Stein (ph) and I am the founder and the executive chairman of the Orphan Starfish Foundation.

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STEIN (ph): The nuns took me aside, and said, I don't know if you know what happens here. At the age of 18, by law, these girls are considered adults and they have to leave our little home. And 100 percent of these girls become prostitutes or live on the streets. We sat down and had a discussion, what would be the best way out for these girls?

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CHURCH: And see how they pave the way for these girls to have a better future, this week, only on CNN.

You may have heard of Churchill's black dog of depression. A young Iraqi woman was battling that beast herself, when she suddenly found she was making a business out of her find. Her story next.

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[01:55:16] CHURCH: Welcome back, everyone. An extraordinary story here. A Georgia teen wakes up from a coma, unable to speak his native language. He suffered a severe concussion while playing soccer last month. His parents says when the teenager awoke, he never spoke Spanish, a language he has never been able to speak fluently before. His soccer coach says he will wear a helmet once he's able to return to the game. Incredible.

Happiness is a warm puppy. Just ask this person. With Iraq in turmoil, she was having a hard time finding work in Baghdad. So, she bought a puppy to make herself feel better. She breeds the animals for a living and offers care-taking services for other dogs. Her next goal, to make her business the big dog on the block.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translation): My dream, which I hope will come true when I become financially able, is to open a center or a big house for dogs, compromising of kindergartens, an operation room, which I plan to open with the help of a veterinarian physician, and bathrooms supplied with shampoos and hair dryers so the dog looks completely different than when he first walked in. This is my life's dream.

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CHURCH: We wish her the best of luck for that. She promotes her canine care services on her Facebook page.

Thanks so much for joining us. I'm Rosemary Church. Remember to connect with me anytime on Twitter at Rosemary.CNN. Love to hear from you.

The news continues with George Howell in a moment. Do stick around.

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