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>> ANDREW: IT IS FRIDAY, MARCH
2ND.
THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
>> ROSEMARY: CANADA AND THE
UNITED STATES STEALING FOR
CONFLICT.
DONALD TRUMP SAID TRADE WARS ARE
GOOD.
JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAID TARIFFS ARE
UNACCEPTABLE.
>>> MILLIONS ARE IN THE PATH OF
A MONSTER STORM.
A SO-CALLED BOMB CYCLONE.
THE U.S. OFFICIALS ARE WARNING,
IT IS LIFE AND DEATH.
>>> AND HOLLYWOOD PREPARES FOR
THE NIGHT OF NIGHTS IN THE WAKE
OF ME TOO AND TIMES UP.
WHAT HAS REALLY CHANGED IN THE
INDUSTRY?
>> Rosemary: GOOD NEWS FOR THE
AMERICAN
WORKER OR THE START OF AN
INTERNATIONAL TRADE WAR?
DONALD TRUMP THREATENED TO SLAP
TARIFFS ON IMPORTED STEEL AND
ALUMINUM.
IT IS MET WITH CRITICISM AROUND
THE
WORLD INCLUDING AT HOME.
>> PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN
TRUDEAU: WE REGARD THE
IMPOSITION OF NEW TARIFFS OR ANY
TARIFFS ON STEEL OR ALUMINUM
BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES AS
ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.
>> REPORTER: CANADA FACES THE
BIGGEST IMPACT FROM THE DUTIES.
IN A MOMENT,
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO FIGHT BACK
IF WE ARE HIT WITH TARIFFS.
WE ARE LOOK AT WHETHER THE
DUTIES WILL HURT MORE AMERICAN
JOBS THAN THEY HELP.
THE POSSIBILITY AND EVEN A
MASSIVE PLUNGE IN THE STOCK
MARKET IS NOT DISSUADING THE
PRESIDENT FROM DOUBLING DOWN ON
THE PROTECTION RHETORIC.
TRUMP MAY THINK TRADE WARS ARE
EASY TO WIN.
MUCH OF THE PLANET DOES NOT.
INCLUDING MANY TRUMP LOYALISTS.
AS LYNDSAY DUNCOMBE EXPLAINS,
THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT
RETALIATION AND WHAT IT MEANS
FOR THE AMERICAN ECONOMY.
>> REPORTER: D.C. WAS PARALYZED
TODAY WAY BLASTING, CHURNING
WINDS.
FITTING,
THE AMERICAN ECONOMY BRACES FOR
IMPACT.
THE TARIFFS COULD HURT.
>> IT WILL TURN AROUND AND BITE
THE AMERICAN CITIZENS.
WITH HIGHER TAXES.
MUCH HIGHERCOSTS.
>> REPORTER: TRUMP'S PLAN WOULD
RAISE THE STEEL PRICE
DOMESTICALLY.
GOOD FOR STEEL COMPANIES, BAD
FOR EVERY OTHER COMPANY THAT
USES STEEL.
FROM CAR MANUFACTURERS TO BEER
BREWERS TO RETAILERS.
THE MESSAGE TODAY WAS THIS PLAN
WILL COST AMERICANS MONEY AND
JOBS.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WENT SO
FAR AS TO CALL IT THE BIGGEST
BLUNDER OF TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY.
RETALIATION IS A BIG CONCERN.
COUNTRY AFTER COUNTRY AFTER
COUNTRY.
INCLUDING CANADA CAME OUT
AGAINST THE PLAN.
THE EUROPEAN UNION VOWING TO
SLAP 25% TARIFFS ON THE MOST
AMERICAN OF EXPORTS.
MOTORCYCLE, BOURBON, BLUE JEANS.
>> WE ACTED FIRMLY TO DEFEND OUR
INTERESTS.
>> THIS IS A CAN OF CAMPBELL
SOUP.
>> REPORTER: ARMED WITH PROPS,
THE COMMERCE SECRETARY ARGUED
ANY PRICE INCREASE WOULD BE
MINIMUM.
>> THE PRESIDENT SEEMS TO
WELCOME THE STORM OF CRITICISM.
TWEETING...
NOT QUITE, ACCORDING TO TRADE
EXPERTS.
>> HE WAS BORN YESTERDAY.
NOBODY WINS TRADE WARS.
I MEAN,
TRADE WARS ARE JUST -- THEY ARE
WARS.
WE ARE GOING TO DESTROY YOUR
COST STRUCTURE.
WE ARE GOING TO REDUCE YOUR
INCOME.
YOU WILL DO THE SAME TO US.
>> REPORTER: ANOTHER REASON WHY
THE PROPOSAL HAS RATTLED SO MANY
INDUSTRIES IS SO -- AND SO FAR,
DONALD
TRUMP'S TRADE MOVE HAS NOT LIVED
UP TO THE PROTECTIONIST
RHETORIC, THERE IS CONCERN THIS
COULD BE THE START.
LYNDSAY DUNCOMBE, CBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
>> ROSEMARY: CAUGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS, THE CANADIAN
STEEL AND ALUMINUM MAKERS.
FACING THE PROSPECT OF HEFTY
TARIFFS AND A TRADE WAR.
RIGHT NOW, THEIR HANDS ARE TIED.
>> REPORTER: IN THE HEART OF
STEEL TOWN, THE PEOPLE ARE
WAITING ANXIOUSLY.
>> I AM A LITTLE WORRIED.
I MEAN, THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME
BRAVERY ON THE PART OF THE
COMPANY, BUT IT IS NOT
NECESSARILY US, IT IS SUPPLIERS
TOO.
>> REPORTER: OTHERS SAY IT IS A
BETTER WAY TO GET A NAFTA DEAL
THAT IS BETTER.
>> I AM NOT WORRIED.
I DON'T THINK HE WILL COME OUT
WITH IT.
THEY NEED MORE TIME TO TALK IT
OUT.
HE IS A NEGOTIATOR.
>> REPORTER: A LOCAL UNION REP
SAID TOUGH TIMES ARE AHEAD.
IF CANADA DOES NOT GET AN
EXEMPTION.
>> I WOULD SAY THAT IT COULD
CAUSE MASS CHAOS IF TARIFFS WERE
IMPOSED.
ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW LIKE,
RETALIATION.
>> REPORTER: THE PRESIDENT IS
ONE OF CANADA'S BIGGEST UNIONS,
UNIFOR, HE IS AT THE NAFTA TALKS
IN MEXICO AND SAID THERE IS ONE
RETALIATION WILL WORK.
>> THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAS
TO SAY TO THE UNITED STATES, IF
YOU DON'T EXEMPT US FROM THE
TARIFFS ON STEEL, AND ALUMINUM,
THEN WE ARE WALKING
AWAY FROM NAFTA AND WE WILL BE
PUNITIVE AS WELL.
>> REPORTER: THE PRIME MINISTER
WAS ASKED WHAT HE IS DOING TO
MAKE SURE THAT CANADA IS EXEMPT
FROM THE TARIFFS.
>> PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN
TRUDEAU: WE WILL CONTINUE TO
ENGAGE WITH ALL LEVELS OF THE
AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION IN THE
COMING DAYS.
SO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT
THIS PROPOSAL IS UNACCEPTABLE.
>> REPORTER: THE SENIOR
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SAID
TRUDEAU HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH
TRUMP.
SINCE NEWS OF THE DUTIES CAME UP
YESTERDAY.
NO PHONE CALL IS PLANNED.
THE GOVERNMENT SAID, IT IS
PREPARING.
>> WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE
RESPONSIVE MEASURES TO DEFEND
OUR TRADE INTERESTS AND
CANADIANS WORKERS.
>> REPORTER: THE STEEL PRODUCER
ASSOCIATION IS WORRIED.
ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS TO STEEL FROM COUNTRIES
THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE
TARIFFS.
>> THE VOLUMES OF STEEL THAT
COME TO CANADA AND COULD
POTENTIALLY SWAMP OUR DOMESTIC
MARKET.
>> REPORTER: THE MINISTERS ARE
REACHING OUT TO REPEAT CANADA'S
REQUEST TO BE EXEMPT.
THE GOVERNMENT SAID IT IS
LOOKING AT ALL OPTIONS.
CBC NEWS, OTTAWA.
>> ROSEMARY: TRUMP'S OWN
ARGUMENTS FOR TRADE BARRIERS ARE
MOSTLY ABOUT JOBS, AND ECONOMIC
GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES.
BUT TRADE EXPERTS WARN THAT THE
TARIFFS COULD DO MORE HARM THAN
GOOD.
THEY ONLY NEED TO LOOK AT
PRESIDENT BUSH TO SHOW WHY.
>> WE BELIEVE THE ACTIONS THAT
THE PRESIDENT IS TAKING TODAY
CAN HELP RESTORE THE STRENGTH
AND PROFITABILITY OF THIS VERY
IMPORTANT AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
>> ROSEMARY: IN 2002, BUSH
SLAPPED TARIFFS OF UP TO 30% ON
SOME
STEEL PRODUCTS.
THE PLAN HAD THE EXACT OPPOSITE
EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY.
BY TRYING TO HELP THE STEEL
INDUSTRY, IT ENDED UP TO HURT.
>> THE LOSERS ARE THE COMPANIES
THAT BUY STEEL.
THE COSTS ARE PASSED ON TO THE
CUSTOMERS.
>> REPORTER: MILLIONS OF JOBS
DEPEND ON METAL.
LIKE CONSTRUCTION AND THE AUTO
INDUSTRY.
COMPARED TO THE 100,000 OR SO
STEEL
WORKERS.
THE IMPACT OF HIGHER STEEL
PRICES DESTROYED MORE JOBS THAN
THOSE IT WAS MEANT TO PROTECT.
IN FACT ONE STUDY FOUND 200,000
JOBS WERE LOST IN THE U.S.
BECAUSE OF THE 2002 TARIFFS.
THE WORKERS LAID OFF IN EVERY
SINGLE STATE.
THE BUSH WHITE HOUSE WITHDREW
THE DUTIES A YEAR LATER.
ADMITTING IT BACKFIRED.
>> THE SAFEGUARDS UNAVOIDLY
IMPOSED SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS ON
CONSUMERS.
>> REPORTER: THE TARIFF WAS
DIFFERENT AND THE STATE OF THE
ECONOMY.
BUT 15 YEARS LATER, THE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE TARIFFS ARE THE SAME.
ANDREW, THE DAYS AHEAD, WE WILL
SEE THE FULL COURT PRESS TO GET
TRUMP TO BELIEVE THAT THE
TARIFFS ARE NOT THE ANSWER.
MEANWHILE,
YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TINA
FONTAINE CASE.
>> ANDREW: THE POLICE CHIEF
SPOKE PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST
TIME ABOUT THE RAYMOND CORMIER
VERDICT.
HE WAS ACQUITTED IN THE DEATH OF
TINA FONTAINE OVER A WEEK AGO.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT OUTRAGED
THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY THAT
HAS BEEN WATCHING SO CLOSELY.
FONTAINE WAS 15 AND WAS IN THE
CUSTODY OF CHILD AND WELFARE
WHEN SHE VANISHED IN 2014.
HERE IS KAREN PAULS ON THE
REACTION OF WHAT THE
POLICE CHIEF HAD TO SAY.
>> REPORTER: TINA FONTAINE'S
BODY WAS PULLED FROM THE RED
RIVER IN 2014.
72 POUNDS.
WRAPPED IN A DUVET COVER AND
WEIGHTED DOWN WITH ROCKS.
A RIVER OF DARKNESS.
A PLACE WHERE PERPETRATORS
CAN DISPOSE OF INDIGENOUS GIRLS
AND WOMEN AND BASICALLY GET AWAY
WITH IT.
>> REPORTER: 8 DAYS AGO, RAYMOND
CORMIER WAS ACQUITTED OF SECOND
DEGREE MURDER IN FONTAINE'S
DEATH.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TOOK TO THE
STREETS TO DEMAND CHANGES.
SAYING FONTAINE WAS A VICTIM,
NOT ONLY OF MURDER, BUT OF A
SOCIETY THAT FAILED TO PROTECT
VULNERABLE TEENAGERS IN ITS
CARE.
THE WINNIPEG POLICE
CHIEF SAID HE WAS DISAPPOINTED
AT THE VERDICT.
>> I THINK THE EVIDENCE WE
GATHERED WAS REASONABLE TO
CHARGE RAYMOND CORMIER.
IT DID NOT REACH THE STANDARD
FOR CONVICTION.
>> REPORTER: THE DEPARTMENT DID
ALL IT COULD IN AN INVESTIGATION
THAT TOOK MORE THAN A YEAR AND
COST NEARLY $1 MILLION.
>> WE WILL REVIEW THE CASE AND
SEE IF
ANYTHING WAS MISSED.
AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NOTHING
FURTHER FOR US TO FOLLOW UP ON.
>> REPORTER: THE CROWN HAS UNTIL
MARCH 22ND TO APPEAL.
THIS EXPERT SAID ANY APPEAL
WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM AN ERROR
IN LAW IN THE JUDGE'S
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY.
>> THE DELIBERATIONS AND THE
REASONS ARE SECRET.
THE CROWN HAS NO WAY TO COMMENT
ON THAT.
AND THE CROWN WOULD BE FOOLISH
IF THEY LAUNCHED AN APPEAL WHEN
THERE WERE NO REASONABLE
GROUNDS.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
AS TO THE -- HOW THE
INVESTIGATION WAS DONE.
WHETHER IT WAS DONE THOROUGHLY.
AND HOW THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
ULTIMATELY FAILED TINA AND HER
FAMILY AS WELL.
>> REPORTER: SHE WANTS
FONTAINE'S CASE TURNED OVER TO
THE JOINT R.C.M.P., WINNIPEG
POLICE TASK FORCE.
IT INVESTIGATES UNSOLVED
HOMICIDES AND MISSING PERSONS
CASES.
>> I AM WORRIED ABOUT IT
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY
THERE IS A PERPETRATOR STILL OUT
THERE.
>> REPORTER: RIGHT NOW, THAT
TRAIL HAS GONE COLD.
KAREN PAULS, CBC NEWS, WINNIPEG.
>> ANDREW: THAT TASK FORCE KAREN
MENTIONED TAKES ON
INVESTIGATIONS BASED ON FIVE
CRITERIA.
ALL INDICATING A VULNERABLE
LIFE-STYLE.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TRANSIENT
BEHAVIOUR, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
HITCH-HIKING, INVOLVEMENT IN THE
SEX TRADE.
WHEN THE CASE IS ACCEPTED A
SPECIAL OFFICER KEEPS FAMILY
MEMBERS UPDATED ON WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THE INVESTIGATION.
AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS THEY MAY
HAVE.
>>> IT WILL BE SPRING IN LESS
THAN THREE WEEKS, BUT WINTER HAS
A BRUTAL MESSAGE FOR MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
ATLANTIC TONIGHT.
THE SEASON IS NOT OVER YET.
THAT IS BROOKLYN.
IT GIVES YOU THE SENSE OF THE
POWER OF THE BOMB CYCLONE.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE FROM
ABOVE.
IT BARRELED INTO THE UNITED
STATES THIS MORNING.
IT IS
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STORM TO
SMASH INTO THE NORTHEAST SINCE
JANUARY.
AT THAT TIME, THE POWERFUL STORM
SYSTEM COVERED OVER THE ENTIRE
EAST COAST IN SNOW.
WHO KNOWS WHAT THIS WILL DO.
>>> AFTER TEARING INTO THE U.S.
EAST COAST THIS MORNING, THE
STORM IS CUTTING A SWATH OF
MISERY FROM MAINE TO VIRGINIA,
WITH 80 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE
PATH.
IT IS UNLEASHING, SNOW, RAIN,
SOMETIMES BOTH AT ONCE, ALONG
WITH EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG WINDS.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
LOST POWER IN SEVERAL STATES
TODAY.
AND THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS HAVE
BEEN CANCELLED ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST.
CERTAINLY SOME AIR TRAVELLERS
WISH THE DECISION HAD COME
SOONER.
LOOK AT WHAT HIGH WINDS CAN DO.
A PILOT SAID...
THE EXTREME WEATHER HAS BEEN NO
KINDER TO WILDLIFE.
LOOK AT THE VIDEO FROM A BALD
EAGLE NEST IN B.C....
JUST TRYING TO RIDE IT OUT.
THERE ARE PROBLEMS CLOSER TO THE
GROUND TOO.
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE UNDER
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FROM
HIGH SEAS AND STORM SURGES.
NOW, THREATENING
COMMUNITIES FROM NEW JERSEY TO
MASSACHUSETTS.
AND WHETHER IT IS FROM STATE
GOVERNORS OR FEDERAL OFFICIALS,
THE MESSAGE TO WINTER WEARY
AMERICANS IS THE SAME, TAKE THE
STORM SERIOUSLY.
MEANWHILE,
AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS
A RESULT OF EXTREME WINTER
STORMS.
TODAY,
IT WAS ROUGH IN THE U.K. TODAY
AND NORTHERN EUROPE.
THAT IS WHERE EMMA COLLIDED.
WITH A NASTY WEATHER SYSTEM OUT
OF SIBERIA.
KNOWN AS THE BEAST FROM THE
EAST.
DUBLIN, NORMALLY PRETTY MILD AT
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
WAS PAINFUL, JUST TO LOOK AT.
EARLY THIS EVENING.
IT WAS WORSE LAST NIGHT.
IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS ACROSS THE
CONTINENT FOR DAYS.
UNSURPRISINGLY THOUSANDS OF
FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AT
AIRPORTS ALL OVER EUROPE AND
TRAFFIC OF EVERY KIND HAS BEEN
CRIPPLED.
EVEN RAIL LINES HAVE BEEN FACING
SHUTDOWNS.
>>> SO, NOT A PRETTY PICTURE,
STORM CLEANUP IS HIGH ON THE
AGENDA OVERSEAS.
AND THERE IS A PACKED AGENDA IN
THAT PART OF THE WORLD.
>> ROSEMARY: IT IS, PEOPLE
ACROSS U.K. ARE GOING TO BE
WATCHING THE MAILBOXES IN THE
NEXT WEEKS.
I AM SERIOUS.
MEGHAN MARKLE AND PRINCE HARRY
WILL INVITE HUNDREDS AND
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, JUST LIKE
YOU AND I, TO SHARE THEIR
WEDDING DAY.
KENSINGTON PALACE SAID THE
COUPLE WANTS MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC TO BE PART OF THE
CELEBRATIONS ON MAY 19TH.
THEY WILL ASK 2600 PEOPLE TO THE
GROUNDS OF WINDSOR CASTLE TO
WATCH THE WEDDING PARTY ARRIVAL
AND DEPARTURE FROM THE CHAPEL.
THE LUCKY INVITES WILL INCLUDE
1200 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL
PUBLIC FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE,
AND EVERY CORNER OF THE U.K.
200 PEOPLE FROM CHARITIES
SUPPORTED BY THE COUPLE.
100 LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN.
MORE THAN 600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND 530 ROYAL STAFFERS.
THAT IS
ON TOP OF THE 800 PEOPLE INVITED
INSIDE THE CHAPEL FOR THE
WEDDING SERVICE.
THAT GUEST LIST IS YET TO BE
ANNOUNCED.
>>> WE SHOULDN'T HOLD OUR
BREATH.
THE BIG QUESTION IS, CAN YOU
ACTUALLY INVITE BARAK OBAMA WHO
IS SORT OF BUDDIES WITH HARRY
AND NOT
DONALD TRUMP?
THAT IS A REALLY TOUGH QUESTION.
>> ANDREW: MORE IMPORTANTLY WHO
MAKES THE DECISION ASK WEAR
-- AND WEAR THAT.
>> Rosemary: THE QUEEN.
IT MUST BE THE QUEEN.
>> Andrew: HERE IS WHAT ELSE WE
ARE WORKING ON.
VIGILANT AND READY.
INSIDE THE AMERICAN AIRFORCE
BOMBER READY TO DROP A NUCLEAR
WEAPON ON NORTH KOREA.
>> ROSEMARY: THERESA MAY LAYS
OUT A A PLAN TO LEAVE THE EU.
>> WE HAVE WHETHER THE ME TOO
MOVEMENT CHANGED, WITH
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>> ANDREW: TONIGHT ON THE
NATIONAL, WE ARE TRACKING A
MAJOR FIRE IN MISSISSAUGA,
ONTARIO.
>> IN 4 MINUTES, THE
CONSTRUCTION SITE WAS ON FIRE.
>> WE ARE TRACKING A MAJOR FIRE
IN MISSISSAUGA.
IT BROKE OUT IN A CONSTRUCTION
ZONE.
IT CREATED BIG PROBLEMS IN THE
AREA.
RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO
SHELTER.
AND RIGHT NOW, ROUGHLY 1100
HOMES ARE WITHOUT POWER.
AT THIS POINT, NO REPORTS OF
ANYONE BEING HURT.
THE CAUSE IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
>> THE GOVERNMENT SAID
COORDINATED ATTACKS IN THE
CAPITAL HAVE LEFT 8 PEOPLE DEAD.
AND DOZENS MORE INJURED.
GUNMEN TARGETED THE COUNTRY'S
MILITARY HEADQUARTERS AND THE
FRENCH EMBASSY.
WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING
GUNFIRE.
AND EXPLOSIONS.
SO FAR, THERE IS NO CLAIM OF
RESPONSIBILITY, BUT THE COUNTRY
HAS BEEN TARGETED BY AN AL-QAEDA
AFFILIATED GROUP IN THE PAST.
>>> ITALIANS WILL HEAD TO THE
POLLS ON SUNDAY.
IT IS ANYTHING BUT CLEAR WHO THE
NEXT PRIME MINISTER WILL BE.
POLLS TAKEN BEFORE BLACK OUT
PERIOD SUGGEST THE RIGHT
COALITION HAS THE MOST SUPPORT
AND A KEY FIGURE IN THE
COALITION, 81-YEAR-OLD FORMER
PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI.
HE IS BARRED FROM HOLDING PUBLIC
OFFICE.
BECAUSE OF A TAX FRAUD
CONVICTION.
THE RULING DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND
THE CENTER LEFT IS EXPECTED TO
TAKE A HIT.
>> ROSEMARY: THE BRITISH PRIME
MINISTER RATTLED TEA CUPS TODAY.
THE SPEECH ABOUT BREXIT.
THE DEADLINE FOR THE DEPARTURE
FROM THE EU IS OVER A YEAR AWAY
NOW.
MAY LAID OUT THE ECONOMIC VISION
FOR POST BREXIT RELATIONSHIPS
WITH EUROPE.
>> I WANT TO BE STRAIGHT WITH
PEOPLE.
WE ALL NEED TO FACE THE HARD
FACTS.
WE ARE LEAVING THE MARKET.
THE DAYS WILL BE DIFFERENT.
WORRYING WITH ACCESS TO OTHER
MARKETS.
>> SHE WARNED BREXIT SUPPORTERS,
THE U.K.
WILL BE AFFECTED BY JUDICIAL
DECISIONS IN THE EU.
SHE SAID THE U.K. WOULD KEEP
MANY REGULATIONS IN STEP WITH
THE EU.
AND WOULD LIKE THE EU TO PAY
-- RETAIN
MEMBERSHIP IN REGULATORY
AGENCIES.
ALL
THAT DID NOT SIT WELL WITH
BREXIT HARD LINERS.
THE OPPONENTS ARE WONDERING IF
IT IS TOO LATE TO CALL THE WHOLE
THING OFF.
>> REPORTER: A CULINARY CAMPAIGN
AGAINST BREXIT.
GREETING MAY WITH TREATS IN HAND
AND BRITAIN'S FUTURE IN MIND.
EU SUPPORTERS EAGER TO HEAR THE
PRIME MINISTER OFFER SPECIFICS
ON HOW THE COUNTRY PLANS TO
LEAVE.
>> SHE WON'T HAVE HER CAKE AND
EAT IT.
SHE WANTS THE BENEFIT OF THE EU
MEMBERSHIP AND NONE OF THE
OBLIGATIONS.
>> REPORTER: WHAT SHE WANTS FROM
BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS, SHE LAID
OUT IN NEW DETAIL TODAY.
A CUSTOM TRADE AGREEMENT WITH
EUROPE.
NO HARD BORDER BETWEEN THE U.K.
AND IRELAND.
WHICH IS STAYING IN THE EU.
AND PERHAPS MOST PRESSINGLY, SHE
WANTS THIS...
>> BRING OUR COUNTRIES BACK
TOGETHER.
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EVERYONE WHO
CARES ABOUT THE ISSUE FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE DEBATE.
>> REPORTER: IT IS HARD TO
RECONCILE TWO SIDES THAT WON'T
BUDGE.
AS A WEB CAST AND WEBSITE, WEST
MONSTER SPEAKS FOR THE HARDEST
OF THE HARD BREXIT PEOPLE.
WITH A MODEST SETUP, THESE GUYS
HAVE AN AUDIENCE OF THOUSANDS.
MOST OF THEM UNWILLING TO WATER
DOWN BREXIT.
>> REPORTER: ON THE OPPOSITE
SIDE, THE FORMER POLITICAL
LEADERS LIKE NICK CLAY.
>> DANGERS OF THE PROJECT
COLLAPSES UNDER THE WEIGHT OF
THE CONTRADICTIONS.
>> REPORTER: RE-ENTERING THE
SPOTLIGHT, THERE IS A WAY TO
STOP THIS.
>> PEOPLE ARE DEVELOPING DOUBTS
ABOUT THE WISDOM OF BREXIT IN
THE FIRST PLACE.
>> Reporter: AS IT STANDS,
IN A YEAR'S TIME EVEN THOUGH SHE
-- THOSE WHO WANT TO STAY IN THE
EU, WILL BE LEAVING.
>> ROSEMARY: AHEAD ON THE
NATIONAL, IT IS A CHARGED AND
CHANGED SEASON.
WHAT DOES THE YOU TOO MOVEMENT
MEAN FOR THE OSCARS.
>> ANDREW: TWO CANADIANS ARE
AMONG NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICS
ADVENTUREERS OF THE YEAR.
WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN.
>> EVERYBODY LIKES WHAT WE DO.
EVERY ONCE IN
>> MORE FALL OUT IN THE NASSAR
SEX ABUSE SCANDAL.
OLYMPIC GYMNAST
ALI RAISMAN IS SUING THE OLYMPIC
COMMITTEE.
OF THE U.S. AND USA GYMNASTICS.
SHE IS ACCUSING THEM OF FAILING
TO PROTECT HER AND OTHER
ATHLETES FROM THE FORMER TEAM
DOCTOR.
RAISMAN WAS ONE OF TWO HUNDRED
GIRLS AND WOMEN TO SPEAK OUT
ABOUT ABUSE AT THE SENTENCING
HEARING.
>>> WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE
FIRST KNOWN MALE COMPLAINANT.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
GYMNAST JACOB MOORE FILED A
LAWSUIT ALLEGING THAT NASSAR
SEXUALLY HARASSED AND ABUSED
HIM.
IN 2016.
NASSAR IS IN PRISON BEING
SENTENCED TO AT LEAST WHO YEARS
FOR SEXUAL ABUSE.
>> A CHOIR CONDUCTOR IS ON LEAVE
AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT.
NOEL EDISON IS THE CONDUCTOR OF
THE TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR.
HE WAS PLACED ON A LEAVE OF
ABSENCE THIS WEEK AFTER REPORTS
THAT A NUMBER OF MALE
COMPLAINANTS HAD MADE
ALLEGATIONS.
IN A JOINT STATEMENT, THE
OFFICIALS FROM BOTH CHOIRS SAID
THEY WERE SHOCKED
AND AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION
IS NOW UNDERWAY.
>>> THAT SORT OF ALLEGATION WILL
BE TOP OF MIND ON SUNDAY WHEN
THE WORLD TUNES INTO THE OSCARS.
LIKE ANY YEAR, THE RED CARPET
WAS ROLLED OUT AHEAD OF THE
SUNDAY NIGHT'S
ACADEMY AWARDS.
THIS IS NOT JUST ANY YEAR FOR
HOLLYWOOD.
AFTER AN AVALANCHE OF SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS BROUGHT
DOWN POWERFUL MEN AND USHERED IN
THE ERA OF ME TOO.
>> FOR TOO LONG, WOMEN HAVE NOT
BEEN HEARD OR BELIEVED IF THEY
DARED TO SPEAK TO TRUTH TO THE
POWER OF THOSE MEN.
THEIR TIME IS UP.
>> ROSEMARY: THE SOMBER TONE WAS
SET AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES.
THE STARS WORE BLACK IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THE
ANTIHARASSMENT MOVEMENT TIMES
UP.
THIS WEEK, THE ISSUE DOMINATES.
>>> WE WILL HAVE MORE IN A
MOMENT ON THE OSCARS.
WHEN HOLLYWOOD'S DARK SIDE IS
EXPOSED FOR ALL TO SEE, HAS THE
INDUSTRY CHANGED?
KIM BRUNHUBER ASKED ACTORS WHAT
THEY SEE.
>> REPORTER: SARAH DOESN'T GET
NERVOUS.
EXCITED, YES, SHE SAID.
BUT NOT NERVOUS.
NOT WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN ACTING
SINCE THE AGE OF 6.
NERVOUS.
EXCEPT...
>> I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE
I HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE
SPEECH IN FRONT OF ALL THESE
CANADIAN ACTORS NOMINATED.
THAT IS A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING.
>> Reporter: AT THE LUNCHEON,
THE
13-YEAR-OLD FROM TORONTO WILL
LIKELY BE RECEIVED AS A PEER.
SHE
STARS AS THE VOICE OF THE MAIN
CHARACTER IN THE OSCAR NOMINATED
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM THE BREAD
WINNER.
A CANADIAN CO-PRODUCTION BASED
ON A CANADIAN NOVEL ABOUT AN
11-YEAR-OLD GIRL LIVING UNDER
TALIBAN RULE IN AFGHANISTAN.
THIS OSCAR SEASON, WHILE HER
FRIENDS WERE HANGING AT THE
MALL, SHE WAS POSING WITH THE
FILM
PRODUCER ANGELINA JOLIE.
SHE HAS LEARNED A BRUTAL TRUTH
OF HOLLYWOOD.
SOME MEN CAN BE CREEPS.
SHE ENCOUNTERED IN HER WORDS, A
COUPLE OF SHADY SITUATIONS.
SHE DID NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
LUCKILY MOM AND DAD WERE NEVER
FAR AWAY.
>> THEY WILL NOT CHAPERONE HER
FOREVER.
THE CANADIAN HAS BEEN ACTING
SINCE SHE DEBUTED ON DE GRASSI
HIGH ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO NOW.
SHE WAS HARASSED TOO MANY TIMES
TO COUNT.
ONCE ALLEGEDLY BY A DIRECTOR WHO
HAS BEEN ACCUSED BY DOZENS OF
OTHER WOMEN.
WHEN SHE COMPLAINED, SHE SAID,
IT WAS SWEPT UNDER THE RUG.
>> YOU KNOW A CHARACTER TRAIT,
OR HE WAS BORN WITH THIS EXTRA
SEXUAL
HARASSMENT LIMB THAT WE CANNOT
CONTROL IT.
>> MEN.
>> REPORTER: SHE CHANNELLED HER
PAIN.
>> DAMN IT, GET HIM.
>> REPORTER: SINCE THE ME TOO
MOVEMENT AND TIME UP MOVEMENT
BEGAN, THE CULTURAL ONSET HAS
SHIFTED.
>> PEOPLE ARE LESS TOLERANT OF
IT.
A FRIEND WAS ON SET AND SAID
THERE WAS A GUY THAT WAS ON SET
THAT WANT INAPPROPRIATE.
AND PEOPLE SAID
SOMETHING AND HE WAS FIRED.
>> Reporter: THIS IS REASON WHY,
I AM STANDING IN
FRONT OF THE MASSIVE
HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNION WHICH
REPRESENTS MORE THAN 160,000
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
PROFESSIONALS.
RIGHT NOW, IN THE BUILDING,
SOMEWHERE UP THERE, HUNDREDS OF
SENIOR GUILD MEMBERS ARE TAKING
A WORKSHOP ON PREVENTING SEXUAL
HARASSMENT.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE GUILD
ISSUED A CODE OF CONDUCT THAT
COVERED SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND
SET UP A HOTLINE TO REPORT
BREACHES.
ON RED CARPETS IN LA, I ASKED IF
IT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
THE ACTRESS SAID BEFORE THERE
WAS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO TO
STOP A MAN FROM ENGAGING IN A
REIGN OF TERROR...
NOT ANYMORE.
>> WE ARE FIGHTING THEM NOW.
>> REPORTER: IN THE SPEECH TO
THE CANADIAN OSCAR NOMINEES, SHE
SPOKE ABOUT BEING THANKFUL FOR
BEING CANADIAN.
SHE IS AS THANKFUL FOR THE
BRAVE,
OUTSPOKEN WOMEN WHO NO LONGER
ACCEPT THEIR AUDITIONS SHOULD
HINGE ON THE CRAFT AND THE
ABILITY TO KEEP
QUIET.
>> IT WOULD BE A BLESSING IF
WHEN I AM OLDER, WE DON'T HAVE
TO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS
ANYMORE.
>> Reporter: CBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> ROSEMARY: TODAY ON THE
HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, NEAR THE
VENUE FOR THE OSCAR CEREMONIES,
A LIFE SIZED STATUE HAD PEOPLE
LOOKING TWICE.
AND MAYBE THINKING TWICE TOO.
IT DEPICTS DISGRACED MOGUL
HARVEY WEINSTEIN IN FLOWY
SILK
PAJAMAS.
ONE HAND AN OSCAR AND THE OTHER
SEEMS POISED FOR ACTION ON THE
CASTING COUP.
>> IT IS VERY IN YOUR FACE.
IT IS NOT LIKE AN ABSTRACT.
LIKE HIDDEN MESSAGE.
>> ROSEMARY: PEOPLE PASSING BY
STOPPED BY PHOTOS.
-- FOR PHOTOS.
THIS IS GUERRILLA ART BY UNDER
GROUND CREATORS WITH NO PERMIT.
THEY HAD TO TAKE IT AWAY.
IMITATING LIFE.
WEINSTEIN HAS ALL BUT VANISHED
FROM PUBLIC VIEW.
SINCE
HE CAST A LONG SHADOW ON THE
HOLLYWOOD RITUAL THAT IS ABOUT
TO START.
JOINING ME TO TALK ABOUT THE
OSCARS, THE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR,
AND FILM CRITIC IN TORONTO.
AND A FILM REPORTER WITH THE LA
TIMES, SHE IS IN LOS ANGELES.
GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH.
WE HAVE TO SORT OF START THERE.
I MEAN, THAT GOLDEN CASTING
COUCH IS A GOOD PLACE TO START
AND HARVEY WEINSTEIN.
HOW IS HIS DOWN FALL, THE
REMOVAL OF HIM AS A DOMINANT
FORCE IN HOLLYWOOD, HOW DO YOU
THINK THAT IS
GOING TO IMPACT THE CEREMONY,
THE OSCARS, I WILL START WITH
YOU.
>> I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE
AWARD SEASON, THERE IS SO MANY
MORE TRANSPARENCY IN THE
CONVERSATION THAT REALLY BEGIN
WITH THE DOWN FALL OF HARVEY
WEINSTEIN.
THE ME TOO MOVEMENT.
THE TIMES UP MOVEMENT.
THE EXPOSURE TO THE WEINSTEIN
SCANDAL.
IT IS SOMETHING HOLLYWOOD COULD
NOT IGNORE.
ALL SEASON LONG.
WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT.
WE WILL SEE MORE OF THAT AS THE
BIG NIGHT ARRIVES FINALLY.
>> ROSEMARY: DO YOU THINK
BECAUSE OF THE OSCARS AND THIS
IS THE PINNACLE OF EVERYTHING,
THAT IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT?
MORE SUBDUED, MORE IN YOUR FACE?
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
>> THAT IS THE QUESTION, RIGHT.
THE ACADEMY IS SUBDUED.
ON THE ONE HAND, NOBODY MAY
MENTION HIM.
OR WILL HE BE A TARGET.
PEOPLE GO AT HIM DIRECTLY.
HE IS A FIGURE THAT GIVES PEOPLE
SOMETHING TO RALLY AGAINST.
HE IS A PROBLEM THAT GIVES
PEOPLE SOMETHING TO RALLY
AROUND.
I REMEMBER THINKING LAST YEAR,
WONDERING WHO WILL BE THE MOST
POLITICIZED OSCAR CEREMONY AT
ALL TIME.
THIS YEAR MAY TOP IT.
>> LAST YEAR IT WAS REALLY ABOUT
RACE AND WHETHER THE OSCARS WERE
TOO WHITE.
THERE WAS THE HORRIBLE MOMENT
AND I KNOW YOU WERE THERE, YOU
CAN'T ERASE IT FROM THE MEMORY,
WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED LA LA LAND
AND IT WAS MOONLIGHT THAT WON.
HOW HAS THAT CHANGED THINGS?
OR HAS IT?
ARE WE LIKELY TO SEE THIS YEAR
ALSO REFLECTED IN A CHANGE IN
TERMS OF HOW HOLLYWOOD EVOLVED?
IS THAT A ONE-OFF?
>> FIRST OF ALL, THAT MOMENT WAS
NOT HORRIBLE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS AMAZING.
IT WAS TO DRAMATIC TO BE IN THE
ROOM AND SO SURREAL TO SEE
EVERYBODY GO...
IT WAS MAGICAL TO BE THERE.
AS YOU MENTIONED, RACE IN
HOLLYWOOD WAS THE CONVERSATION
IN ENTERTAINMENT.
WITH THE HASHTAG OSCARS SO
WHITE.
A KWOUM -- COUPLE OF YEARS AGO
NOW.
I THINK IT IS STILL AS PRESENT
AS EVER THAT SOLUTION WE HAVE
COLLECTIVELY
BEEN SEEKING HAS NOT ARRIVED.
THE INDUSTRY NOMINEES, ARE
WHITE.
WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH
PROGRESS THAT MAY COME OUT OF
THAT.
>> ROSEMARY: WHEN I GET TO
PREDICTIONS, YOU CAN WEIGH IN ON
WHO MAY WIN.
WHAT STRUCK YOU AS THE BIGGEST
DIFFERENCE IN THE CAMPAIGN THIS
YEAR?
ARE PEOPLE SORT OF, YOU KNOW,
BEING OPEN ABOUT THE FACT
THAT, GET OUT, ARE THEY SAYING
WE ARE A BLACK FILM WITH
A GREAT BLACK ACTOR AND BLACK
DIRECTOR AND PROUD OF IT.
THAT IS HOW WE ARE CAMPAIGNING.
HOW IS IT DIFFERENT?
>> I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS I
THINK THAT IS IN THE PAST YOU
HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT
THE VIRTUES OF THE MOVIES.
STACKING THEM UP AGAINST EACH
OTHER.
A LOT OF THE PRE-AWARDS...
IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE MARTIN
MCDONAGH DO DAMAGE CONTROL.
HE DID A POOR JOB OF.
THERE WERE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE
MOVIE IN THAT REALM.
THE MOVIES ARE OWNING THE
QUESTION, ARE WE -- I DON'T SEE
PEOPLE SPEAKING ABOUT THE FILM
THAT WAY.
IN THE CASE OF GET OUT, WHAT I
READ, THE ACADEMY MEMBERS DO NOT
WANT TO WATCH IT BECAUSE OF THE
PREJUDICE.
GET OUT IS A MOVIE WHERE THE
TENSIONS YOU ARE ALLUDING TO AND
POINTING TO, THEY PLAY OUT IN
THE CAST OF THE MOVIE.
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT LA LA LAND
AND MOONLIGHT LAST YEAR.
AS UNFAIR TO REDUCE THAT TO A
WHITE MOVIE AND BLACK MOVIE, GET
OUT, THE INTENTIONS ARE INTO
PLAY IN A WAY IN THE MOVIE.
AND THE PEOPLE ARE SUGGESTING IF
THERE IS AN UPSET, IT WILL BE IN
THAT MOVIE'S FAVOUR.
>> Rosemary: IT IS INTERESTING,
IT WAS A GOOD
MOVIE AND TO HAVE THAT OVERTAKE
THE CONVERSATION AROUND IT, IT
IS A LITTLE BIT UNFORTUNATE IN
SOME WAYS.
>> WELL, I THINK THE THREE
BILLBOARDS IS INTERESTING
BECAUSE THE FIRST WAVE OF
CRITICS WHO SAW THE MOVIE, IN
TORONTO, WHERE I AM BASED THINK
ONE THING ABOUT IT.
WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE SEEING IT
LATER ON, THEY ARE NOT SEEING A
DIFFERENT MOVIE, THEY ARE SEEING
THE SAME MOVIE, THE MAKEUP OF
THE CRITICAL COMMUNITY AND GROUP
IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE ON THE
GROUND IN TORONTO.
>> GO FROM THERE AND WHO SHOULD
WIN BEST PICTURE, GIVEN THE
THINGS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
ALL THE POLITICAL STUFF GOING ON
AROUND FILM RIGHT NOW.
>> IT IS INTERESTING, I AM ONE
OF THE ONES THAT FIND BILLBOARD
PROBLEMATIC.
IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE THE
SEASON GO
ON WITH NOT JUST ONE OR TWO
FRONT RUNNERS AS LAST YEAR
BATTLING IT OUT.
WE HAVE SEVERAL FRONT RUNNERS
COME AND GO.
RISE AND FALL.
BILL LARD.
THERE IS A SURGE IN GET OUT
SUPPORT.
PEOPLE DON'T THINK IT IS A
TRADITIONAL OSCAR MOVIE.
WE HAVE A MORE TRADITIONAL OSCAR
MOVIE MUDBOUND.
IT WAS IN THE CONVERSATION.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING.
I AM ROOTING FOR GET OUT.
THAT IS MY PICK.
THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE.
I WOULD LIKE THE ACADEMY TO BE
IN A PLACE WHERE GET OUT WINS
BEST PICTURE.
>> ROSEMARY: ADAM, I HAVE 20
SECONDS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> A TERRIFIC FILM, IF THE MOVIE
THAT HAS A CHANCE TO WIN, I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE GET OUT WIN
VERSUS THE OTHER MOVIES.
>> ROSEMARY: THE ACADEMY MEMBERS
ARE WATCHING IT BECAUSE THEY ARE
SCARED AND I AGREE WITH THEM.
THERE ARE TERRIFYING MOMENTS IN
THE MOVIE.
BOTH OF YOU,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
YOU THINK SMARTLY HOW THE OSCARS
WILL UNFOLD.
>> ANDREW: WELL, THEY HAVE
TRAVELLED TO SOME OF THE MOST
EXTREME CORNERS OF THE EARTH AND
SPARKED SERIOUS CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR PLANET.
AND FOR THAT, B.C. BASED
PHOTOGRAPHERS CHRISTINA AND PAUL
HAVE EARNED A NEW DISTINCTION.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURERS
OF THE YEAR.
WE SPOKE TO CHRISTINA FROM HER
HOME ON VANCOUVER ISLAND TODAY.
>> WHEN WE SAW THE ANIMAL, WHEN
HE FINALLY GOT UP AND STARTED
WALKING, WE HEARD A GASP.
EVERYBODY WAS SHOCKED.
>> ANDREW: THIS IS ONE OF HER
MOST MEMORABLE SHOOTS OF 2017.
AN EMACIATED POLAR BEAR
SEARCHING FOR FOOD IN AN
ABANDONED FISHING CAMP.
>> I SUFFER WHEN ANIMALS SUFFER.
IT WAS VERY PAINFUL TO BE
ABLE TO DO LITTLE FOR THE
WONDERFUL ANIMAL.
>> ANDREW: SHE AND HER PARTNER
AND THEIR ORGANIZATION
POSTED THE FOOTAGE ON-LINE AND
IT WENT VIRAL.
>> WE GOT OVER 2 BILLION VIEWS.
IT WAS PUBLISHED IN 300 MEDIA
OUTLETS AROUND THE WORLD.
>> ANDREW: THE CONCLUSION SO
MANY JUMPED TO, THIS WAS A
VICTIM OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
WARMING TEMPERATURES.
MELTING ICE.
NO WAY FOR THE BEAR TO HUNT.
NO FOOD.
>> WE WERE ALL SCARED OF CLIMATE
CHANGE.
WE ARE FEELING PARALYZED.
I AM ANGRY SO LITTLE IS DONE.
I THINK
WE RECOGNIZE OURSELVES IN THAT
PAIN.
>> ANDREW: CLIMATE CHANGE WAS
TRULY TO BLAME, NOT EVERYONE
AGREED WITH.
SHE IS USED TO WADING INTO
CONTROVERSY.
EXPOSING THE ISSUE OF FARMED
ATLANTIC SALMON COVERED IN
PARASITES.
IT WAS ONE MORE EXAMPLE.
OFTEN, THE BROADER IMPACT IS
SIMPLY TO OFFER PEOPLE A GLIMPSE
INTO A WORLD THEY WOULD
OTHERWISE NEVER SEE.
>> WE HAVE THE BIG MICROPHONE,
WE CAN REACH MANY PEOPLE.
ALL THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO
EVERY DAY TO MAKE OUR PLANET A
BETTER PLACE.
>> Andrew: NEXT ON "THE
NATIONAL", INSIDE THE PLANT THAT
COULD DROP THE BOMB.
THE NUCLEAR THREAT RAMPS UP
AROUND THE WORLD.
WE GET AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE
AMERICAN TEAM TASKED WITH
DROPPING THE NUCLEAR WARHEAD.
>> IT IS A LITTLE BIT SOBERING
AT TIMES.
>> MORE IMAGES OF RUSSIA'S UP
GRADES
TO THE NUCLEAR ARSENAL.
WHETHER MORE REAL OR MORE
THEORETICAL.
VLADIMIR PUTIN BRAGGED YESTERDAY
THAT NEW RUSSIAN TECHNOLOGY WILL
SOON BE ABLE TO EVADE ANY U.S.
MISSILE FIELD.
CAUSING FEARS OF AN ARM RACE.
ED TO,
THE AMERICAN DEPUTY CHIEF
ADMITSED THE U.S. MAY
THEORETICALLY BE VULNERABLE.
>> THE SYSTEM WAS NEVER
DESIGNED, WAS NEVER AMBITIOUS
ENOUGH.
TO TRY TO DEFEAT THE --
IT WAS DESIGNED TO FACE NORTH
KOREA.
>> ANDREW: THE AMERICANS SAID
THAT IS THE THREAT FOREMOST.
THE NORTH KOREA UNPREDICTABILITY
IS THE MAJOR ELEMENT TO THE
POINT WHERE THE U.S. HAS RAMPED
UP ITS OWN CAPABILITIES,
INCLUDING USING SOME COLD WAR
U.S. GIANTS.
DAVID COMMON TAKES US INSIDE
PARKSDALE AIRFORCE BASE IN
LOUISIANA WHERE B-52S IS AT THE
READY ALWAYS.
>> AT THE AIRFIELD.
>> REPORTER: THESE ARE BUSY
TIMES FOR AMERICA'S NUCLEAR
FORCE.
>> WE DO HAVE A TARGET.
CLEAN EXTERIOR.
>> REPORTER: WHILE SUBS AND
AND SILOED
MISSILES ARE SECRETIVE, MAMMOTH
8 ENGINE B-52S ARE MEANT TO BE
VISIBLE.
AS NORTH KOREA THREATS GROW
BIGGER AND MORE FREQUENT, THESE
BOMBERS, NEARLY A HALF CENTURY
OLD AND -- HAVE BEEN REFURBISH.
FLY
33 HOURS ROUND TRIP FROM THE
U.S. TO THE KOREAN PENINSULA.
PARKED AT PYONGYANG'S FRONT
DOOR.
WHAT IS THE NUCLEAR CAPABILITY?
>> IN THIS CASE, THE B-52, WE
CAN CARRY UP TO 20 NUCLEAR
CAPABLE MILLS.
>> Reporter: THE B-52 DOES NOT
NEED TO BE STEALTHY.
>> WE CAN DECLARE WE ARE FLYING
IT.
IT HAS A DETERRENT MESSAGE.
IF YOU LOOK AT SOMEONE SAY AND I
-- AND SAY I
WILL PUNCH YOU AND THERE IS
NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT AND
YOU SWING, THERE IS A
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT.
>> REPORTER: THE BOMBERS HAVE
DEPLOYED TO THE REGION TO BLOCK,
PUTTING THEM CLOSER IF NEEDED.
THEY STILL PRACTICE A RAPID
NUCLEAR RESPONSE.
THESE ARE NOT LIKE THE COLD WAR.
THE NUCLEAR MISSILES ARE NOT
ROUTINELY KEPT ON PLANES.
THE AIR CREW, THEY PRACTICE FOR
THE RETURN OF A NUCLEAR THREAT.
THIS B-52, INSIDE THE CREW
COMPARTMENT IS ANOTHER STORY.
>> WE HAVE THE OFFENSIVE
COMPARTMENT.
THE ON PRAYS -- PLACE TO STAND.
>> REPORTER: ON THE
TRANSCONTINENTAL MISSIONS, 8
CREWS PACK INTO THE TINY SPACE.
>> HERE IS THE PILOT COMPARTMENT
AREA.
IT IS TIGHT.
>> IT IS TIGHT.
THIS IS A HUGE PLANE.
WHY IS THERE ONLY THIS MUCH
SPACE FOR PEOPLE?
>> NOT FOR COMFORT.
YOU WANT TO LOAD AS MANY WEAPONS
AS YOU CAN.
>> YOU CAN SEE ACTUALLY WHAT YOU
ARE TARGETING AT.
>> REPORTER: IN THE WINDOW, IT
CAN BE SURREAL.
TO SEE WHAT WOULD BE THE LAST
STEP BEFORE A NUCLEAR ATTACK.
>> THIS IS THE SWITCH THAT
UNLOCKS THE WEAPONS TO ACTUALLY
TO SEND THE WEAPON.
THERE ARE TWO MODES.
THERE IS AN MANUAL AND AN AUTO.
FOR THE MOST PART WE USE THE
MANUAL LAUNCH TO LAUNCH THE
WEAPON.
>> REPORTER: THE CAPTAIN HAS HAD
PRACTICE RUNS FOR NUCLEAR AND
AND MOST RECENTLY
OVER IRAQ AND SYRIA, WITH
CONVENTIONAL BOMBS.
WHAT IS THAT LIKE?
>> IT IS PRETTY EXCITING,
HONESTLY.
WHEN YOU GET TO SEE THE
EXPLOSION.
>> REPORTER: UP ONE LEVEL, THE
PILOTS IN THE EVENT OF A NUCLEAR
WAR, THEY AND EVERYONE ONBOARD
MUST CONSENT TO DROP A WEAPON.
>> IT IS A LITTLE BIT SOBERING
AT TIMES WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
THE THINGS THAT YOU COULD BE
ASKED TO DO.
WE JUST HOPE THAT OUR DETERENCE
IS ENOUGH TO PREVENT A NUCLEAR
WAR.
IN THAT CAPACITY.
>> Reporter: 23 MISSILES
LAUNCHED IN 16 TESTS.
>> NORTH KOREA IS WORKING ON AN
ADVANCED VERSION OF THE
INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC
MISSILE.
>> NORTH KOREA POSES THE
GREATEST THREAT.
>> REPORTER: THE NORTH KOREA
THREAT GAVE NEW NUCLEAR LIFE TO
THE B-52S.
STILL,
THE LARGEST THE U.S. HAS WHEN IT
COMES TO DROPPING BOMBS.
THEY GO THROUGH THE STEPS DAILY.
LOADING WEAPONS.
AND CHECKING LOCK-UPS IN THE
NUCLEAR CRUISE MISSILES.
SOON THEY WILL BE OFF TO THE
KOREAN PENINSULA AGAIN.
THEY WANT IT KNOWN.
THE CLEAR STRATEGY OF NUCLEAR
READINESS, AS THEY ARE RAMPING
-- HAS BEEN RAMPING
UP OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
DAVID COMMON, CBC NEWS,
LOUISIANA.
>> Rosemary: OUR NICK PURRDEN
IS WORKING ON A STORY THAT MAY
OPEN YOUR EYES TO INEQUALITY IN
THE COUNTRY.
THE WORST HEALTH CARE IN CANADA
IS FOUND IN THE NORTH.
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES FACE
SERVICE LEVELS THAT RANK WITH
THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES.
MONDAY,
WE WILL FOLLOW A DOCTOR ON HIS
TOUR OF FLY IN RESERVES AND THE
GRIM REALITY HE ENCOUNTERS THAT
CAN LEAD TO GRAVE DOUBT.
>> THERE ARE TIMES WHEN A
PATIENT MAY PASS AWAY BECAUSE OF
LACK OF ACCESS TO SERVICE.
CHILDREN ARE DENIED CARE.
YOU WONDER HOW COULD I FUNCTION.
>> Rosemary: THE FULL STORY
MONDAY NIGHT.
TO GO DEEPER ON THE STORIES OF
THE DAY, EARLIER IN THE DAY,
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER.
>> Hello Halifax!
>> Announcer: The Halifax
Comedy Festival
with host Mark Critch is back.
>> Thick! It is thick!
>> Announcer: Thursdays.
9:30 on CBC.
>> Andrew: TONIGHT ON "THE
NATIONAL," A JURY IN REGINA HAS
FOUND THREE MEN GUILTY OF
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH
OF RENO LEE.
DURING THE TRIAL, THE COURT
HEARD THAT LEE WAS HELD AGAINST
HIS WILL AND SHOT DOWN AT A
REGINA HOME.
HIS BODY PARTS WERE THEN FOUND
SCATTERED IN A FIRST NATION.
>>> A SMALL MAYOR HAS BEEN
CHARGED WITH 24 COUNTS OF
SEX-RELATED OFFENCES, SOME UNDER
THE AGE OF 16.
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE P.C.
PARTY, BUT NOW HAS RESIGNED AND
LEFT THE PARTY.
THE 27-YEAR-OLD IS SCHEDULED TO
APPEAR IN COURT NEXT MONTH.
>>> OFFICIALS SAY THEY APPEAR TO
HAVE FOUND UNDETONATED
EXPLOSIONS ON FERRY IN COZUMEL.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS SINCE
ISSUED AN ALERT TELLING
AMERICANS IN THE AREA TO BE
CAUTIOUS.
AS FOR WHY A FERRY WOULD BE
CARRYING EXPLOSIVES AT ALL,
MEXICAN OFFICIALS SAY IT'S NOT
CLEAR AND ONLY THAT THEY'RE
INVESTIGATING.
>> Rosemary: "THE SHAPE OF
WATER" IS UP FOR 13 OSCARS.
IT IS ALSO A NICE NOD TO
HAMILTON, ONTARIO.
GLIMPSES OF THE CITY ARE
FEATURED THROUGHOUT THE FILM,
BUT THE BACKDROP IS NOT THE ONLY
THING FROM THE HAMMER.
MANY OF THE CLOTHES WORN ON
SCREEN COME FROM ONE OF THE
CITY'S VINTAGE CLOTHING SHOPS.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH ONE OF THE
OWNERS AND THAT'S OUR MOMENT OF
THE DAY.
>> HI, FOLKS.
COME ON IN.
THE WAY THE PRODUCTION COMPANY
FOUND US WAS BY MERE CHANCE.
THEY WERE HAVING DINNER NEARBY
AND SAW MY STORE AND SAID, THIS
IS AMAZING.
THEY WERE ORIGINALLY LOOK FOR
MUTED BLUES AND THEN THEY
CHANGED TO MUTED GREENS.
WE WERE TRYING TO PINPOINT,
WHICH ITEMS WERE OURS, YOU KNOW,
LIKE I THINK THAT'S ONE OF OUR
JACKETS.
OH, THOSE ARE OUR SHOES.
AND IT WAS KIND OF DIFFICULT,
THOUGH, TO FIGURE OUT WHICH
PIECES WERE OURS BECAUSE
EVERYTHING HAD THE SAME COLOUR
PALLET.
>> Andrew: HIS ENTHUSIASM MAY
HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH
IT.
COSTUME DESIGN IS NOMINATED.
NIK AND CONNIE HAVE GOTTEN OTHER
CALLS, EVEN WORKING ON AN
UPCOMING NETFLIX PROJECT, TOO.
>> Rosemary: SOME OF THE CLOTHES
DON'T ONLY BELONG TO HIS WIFE,
BUT HER MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER
AND THEY WERE IN VARIOUS PLACES
IN THE HOUSE, WHICH IS SORT OF
WHY I DO WITH MY CLOTHES.
>> Andrew: YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN
STORE.
>> Rosemary: CLOSE.
ALMOST.
[LAUGHTER]
THAT'S "THE NATIONAL" FOR MARCH
2.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND, EVERYBODY.
>> Andrew: GOOD NIGHT.
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