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CNNW CNN Newsroom Live April 24, 2016

A very good day to you. We begin this hour with the weapons test that north korea is calling, quote, a Great Success. That nations leader kim jongun was reportedly there to oversee the launch of a Ballistic Missile from a submarine. That missile fired off the eastern coast of the korean peninsula. In response, the u. S. Quickly condemned that test, urging the north korean government not to destabilize the region. France also weighing in, calling on the e. U. To initiate their own sanctions against north korea. This latest missile test has south korean officials keeping a close eye on activities to the north of its border. Paula hancock is calling it all in seoul, south korea. Paula, good to have you. North korea calling this latest test a success, but what are we hearing from south korea about it . Reporter well, george, its interesting that we have heard from the joint chiefs of staff on saturday night when this happened, and they did say that this missile flew about 30 kilometers, and they say for it to be considered a success traditionally for this type of launch it has to fly about 300 kilometers. Now, clearly it was far short of the mark. But officials are not calling this a failure. Thats significant in itself. The very fact that they dont know what intended target was or the range was for north korea, of course, any individual test they do no matter what the outcome pyongyang is learning a fair bit from that. We heard from staterun media saying as well they were trying to confirm the stability of the underwater ballistic launching system in the maximum depth of waters. And they say that they believe this has enhanced the capability of their navy. So as far as north ekorea was concerned, it was a Great Success. We is have the photos that have been published, kim jongun looks completely pleased in those photos. Paulpaula, i want to read th statement from the dprk ambassador. It says, as long as the u. S. Does not cancel its nuclear war exercise with assumisouth korea its hostile power against us, we will continue without arresting days. Obviously we dont see the United States stopping with its responsibilities with south korea when it comes to military connections. What could be done, then, from the United States perspective, from International Perspective or with china that north korea has long listened to and paid attention to . Well, north korea has called for the drills to be finished and to be stopped on a number of occasions. Theyve dangled the carrot of, we will stop the nuclear tests. Thats nothing new. Certainly the u. S. And south korea up to this point have not paid any attention to that. Theyve just carried on with their joint military drill chz are nearing the end at this point. T they end april 30th. We do know that beijing certainly its relationship with north korea has changed quite significantly. It was a very close ally. Now we have seen it is clear that beijing is losing patience with north korea. Its not warned about these kind of tests ahead of time. Pyongyang and kim jongun is ignoring beijings call for restraint, not to make the situation even worse. And of course beijing did support those very strong u. N. Sanctions which were passed back in march. Of course it falls largely to china to make sure they are imlemted. Certainly i think from washingtons point of view and from seouls point of view they feel they have china on side. They feel that beijing has been embarrassed really by pyongyang in the past by continuing to carry out these nuclear tests, satellite launches, claims of mill tarizing a Nuclear Weapon and now a Ballistic Missile from a submarine and not heeding beijings desire for them to stop. George . Our correspondent Paula Hancocks live in seoul, thank you for your reporting today. This test is raising concerns about north koreas military progre progress. A former u. S. Ambassador to south korea explain thats one Major Partnership is what it might take to slow down north korea. Listen. I think china and the United States are really in this boat together. So rather than talk about what more china could do or the u. S. Could do, i think the real question is what could they do together . Frankly speaking i think the u. S. And china could do a lot to dissuade north korea from doing this, starting with the sanctions but also stepping up measures perhaps even direct countermeasures to slow down these programs. Keep in mind china is already tasked with enforcing Foreign Trade sanctions against north korea. The german chancellor eveniange merkel surveyed the growing migrant crisis from the front lines saturday along with other e. U. Leaders. This trip, though, comes amid criticism of the e. U. s deal with turkey that is meant to stem the flow of migrants into europe. Nick paton walsh has the latest for us. Reporter a lot of this is about symbolism for Angela Merkel, to be seen, to be concerned about the living rights of Syrian Refugees on the syrian Turkish Border area because of course she is the key broker of the deal between the European Union and turkey that will see thousands, many more refugees, sent back from across the European Union to turkey in exchange for 6 billion euros of aid and assistance to turkey in dealing with their broad and enduring refugee crisis here. Now, she saw as part of her tour here a temporary shelter, frankly one of the better shelters provided for refugees here. A snapshot of how longterm the problem is here, hundreds of People Living in that one shelter were in fact born there. Thats one in ten have never seen life outside of a refugee camp like that. But the real concern is for the many others, 2. 7 million, Syrian Refugees in turkey who dont have Living Conditions like this. Turkey has faced a problem way in excess of a near million refugees the European Union has had to deal with since the summer. Angela merkel here with the Prime Minister of turkey to show their since of cooperation, to perhaps in some way endorse the kind of condition thats turkey can provide here and also remind yourself as well, too, that the European Union has as part of this deal agreed to accept nearly 70,000 potentially Syrian Refugees resettlement across the European Union as well. But a lot of this about symbolism, about Angela Merkel facing deep criticism at home for perhaps pushing human rights in terms of freedom of speech in turkey to one side to foster good relations with the administration, and being sure to be seen being concerned about the Syrian Refugees who will be sent back here as part of the deal she was the key brocker on. Still the problem here is across the border terrifying and the potential threat of future refugees in the months down the line. As merkel visited the refugee camp there in turkey, there are migrants along the greek mass donnian border who say they are disappointed in the german chance letter. They accuse her of ignoring what their theyre going through. More than 10,000 people have been zranded at that border since february and some migrants say theyve been forgotten and that no one cares. Translator the meeting between merkel and order juan isnt held for our benefits, but for their problems so turkey can be in the European Union. No one cares about us. All we want is to pass. I swear. We dont want anything else. We didnt come here to cause problems or to become terrorists. We are just here to find safety and to look for a better life. The german chancellor certainly in the news this day, also meeting with the u. S. President barack obama who is headed to germany in the coming hours for trade talks. Ahead of mr. Obamas visit, thousands of people rallied against what some consider to be a very controversial plan for trade between the e. U. And the United States. It would create the Worlds Largest free trade area. Supporters say that would result in more than a million jobs, but critics still worry that that would give big u. S. Corporations too much power. With more on president obamas visit to germany, our Senior International correspondent Atika Schubert is southwest of hanover at this hour. Atika, good to have you. As the protests go, what is the sense there on the ground . Are officials expecting more protests when the president arrives . Reporter well, we saw tens of thousands of people come out yesterday by police estimate somewhere around 30,000 to protest against whats called the ttip, the transatlantic trade and investment partnership. Huge crowds. But we dont expect to see any of that today. Security is very tight in hanover. Its beginning of the Worlds Largest industrial trade fair which obama will be here to open. So we wont be seeing any more of those protests. But clearly those against the agreement have made their voices heard. And the biggest concern for them is the synchronization of regulations between the e. U. And u. S. Market. Here in the e. U. Regulations on environmental safety, food safety, other legislation, labor regulations, for example, are much tougher. Theres a lot of concern here that if regulations are brought to a u. S. Level its going to hurt the labor markets and other economies here. So thats why you see those large protests. Despite all that, however, president obama does remain a popur figure here in germany and throughout europe. So it will be interesting to see what his reception is when he gets here. When it comes to the relationship between these two leaders, they have definitely had their ups and downs. A low point for sure was when it was revealed that the u. S. Government had been tapping the chancellors phone. But then the two maintained close ties as europe deals with a more aggressive russia. How is this final trip for the u. S. President in germany, how is it being viewed by germans . Reporter you know, its interesting. Merkel and obamas relationship has really evolved. When he first became president , merkel was reportedly a little skeptical of the new president. But in that time, its clearly grown quite a bit. In part because of the many challenges they have faced dealing with president putin in russia, for example, the syria crisis, the refugee crisis as well. So weve seen president obama speaking to a german newspaper here saying that hes learned a lot from merkel and that she is the leader that he has worked with the longest so he admires many of her values, her integrity. Thats sort of a warm relationship, has really grown between the two. In terms of his reception here by the german public, he remains a very popular figure. In 2013, he had that massive speech at Brandenburg Gate in berlin where tens of thousands of people came out to hear him speak. So even with the protests against the trade agreement, even with the ups and downs of Angela Merkel with her own voting public here, obama remains popular. Well have to see what he says at his speech at the hanover trade fair, but it will be about that german u. S. Partnership. Atika schubert live in germany for us this hour. Ati atika, thank you. During the president s visit to the uk, he sat down for an interview with the bbc in a wideranging interview he gave his thoughts on what it will take to solve syrias conflict. Listen. It is my view that it would be a mistake for the United States or Great Britain or a combination of western states to send in Ground Troops and overthrow the assad regime. But i do believe that we can apply International Pressure to all the parties, including russia and iran, who essentially are propping up assad as well as those moderate oppositions that exist and maybe fighting inside of syria to sit down at the table and try to broker a transition. While in the united kingdom, mr. Obama also held a town hall to connect with everyday brits. He took questions on various topics, from gay rights to his legacy and rejecting iz laaphob. He also told the group of Young Leaders who were gathered to keep up the good fight for change in the world. My primary message today is going to be to reject pessimism and cynicism, know that progress is possible, that our problem s can be solved. Progress requires the harder path of breaking down barriers and building bridges and standing up for the values of tolerance and diversity that our nations have worked and sacrificed to secure and defend. Progress is not inevitable and it requires struggle and perseverance and discipline and faith. But thats the story of how we won Voting Rights and womens rights and workers rights and civil rights and Immigration Rights and gay rights. Because of those who came before us often risked their lives to give us the chance to know something better. Meanwhile, back here in the United States, Michelle Obama was addressing racism on saturday. Ms. Obama gave one of her final commencement speeches as first lady at a historically black university in mississippi. During her address there, she urged students to use peaceful mean whz it comes to dealing with discrimination. Are you going to throw up your hands and say that progress will never come . Are you going to get angry and lash out . Are you going to turn inward and just give in to despair and frustration . Or are you going to take a deep breath, straighten your shoulders, lift up your head and do what barack obama has always done, as he says, when they go low, i go high. Thats the choice barack and i have made. Thats what has kept us sane over the years. When they go low, i go high. Wow, thats impressive. Ms. Obama will deliver two more commencement speeches in 2016, one in new mexico and the other in the state of new york. You are watching cnn newsroom. Still to come this hour, music legend prince was celebrated at a private memorial. Some fans even received a special gift from his family and friends. Plus, Hillary Clinton is coming out swinging, but her punches are not aimed at Bernie Sanders. Stay with us. Ok, good one. Uh, how do i check my credit score . Credit karma, its free. Credit karma. Give yourself some credit. The remains of music legend prince have been cremated. Family, friends and fan members held a private memorial service. His publicist says his final resting place wont be revealed. Since prince died on thursday at his minnesota home, families and friends, many people, have been gathering outside. And on saturday, family and friends of the musician gave admirers about a dozen purple boxes with special items inside. What was in your box . So i had it looks like it came from his home, im just going to keep to that. Its just a booklet and then for some reason to me, this fits my personality so well. Open it up for us so we can see it. What did you get in your box . Its just amazing because you can tell that i have a tank top, and i pursue body building and weightlifting. Its like a personal gift it seems like. For him to give me a tank top, its amazing. The cause of princes death is still under investigation, remains unknown. Americas choice 2016, the race for the white house. Five states are going to the polls on tuesday for primary elections. Republican and Democratic Candidates face big contests in the states of maryland and pennsylvania. 38 delegates at stake for republicans in maryland and 95 plus 23 superdelegates for the democrats. Pennsylvania is another big prize, though, with 71 delegates for the republicans and 189 delegates plus 21 superdelegates for the democrats. All of the voting on tuesday is happening in the northeast, and that is where Republican Donald Trump and ted cruz are campaigning very hard this weekend. Trump wants to keep the momentum up from his huge victory in new york, and hes facing criticism now after a top adviser was caught on tape saying trumps private persona is different from the, quote, part he plays publicly. Rival ted cruz has seized on that saying that the man who dubbed him lyin ted is a phony. Cruise is also coming off a win saturday picking up 19 of maines delegates. And on the democratic side of things, frontrunner Hillary Clinton has started avoiding criticism of her rival Bernie Sanders and instead she is going fiercely against donald trump. Ha hasnt stopping Bernie Sanders from going after the former secretary of state. Chris freitas has more for us. Reporter Bernie Sanders is back to criticizing Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail hitting her during several stops on saturday in maryland and delaware. Her last reporter period her super pac reported 25 million in special interests, 15 million from wall street alone. And on top of that, she has given numerous speeches to wall street for 225,000 a speech. Clinton meanwhile campaigned on a smaller scale saturday, holding a conversation with workers in connecticut, later a rally in rhode island. In recent days shes largely avoided hitting sanders and focused her fire instead on donald trump. Loose cannons tend to misfire, and what we have with him is the loosest of all cannons. She released a video surging voters to remember his

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