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Skip the traditional white house gala that takes place the the night before in congratulating them. thank you for taking time out of your kennedy centers honor night to it tojoin us. next, a powerful piece of cnn reporting. we have reported on war, famine and the deadly e bo la virus, but her latest assignment gave her nightmares. >> there was just something really fundamentally heartbreak ing about people's dreams being exploited in that way. >> coming up next, she and her cnn news crew recall how they u uncovered slave auctions in libya and the lasting impact it made on them. you're live i...

Last month cnn uncovered shocking slave auctions in l libya. this exclusive investigative report on slavery in the 21st century sparked global outrage prompting protests in paris, london and new york and condemnation for the security council. senior international correspondent recall the pain of seeing human beings caged like animals sold to the highest bidderer and their hopes and dreams exploited, their humanity diminished. >> it was essentially a waiting game. we knew that there were a number of these auctions going on in a

Protests of u.s. embassies in the middle east. >> unsettling, to say the least. this is not the only example of troubling tweets recently. there was news out of libya, a tweet where the president called cnn international fake news, led some in the libyan media to question about people being sold at slave auctions in libya. real reporting now being challenged, using the president's fake tweets about fake news. let's dive more deeply into this problem, if it is a problem. back with me is jeff greenfield and brian caram, a regular in the briefing room. good to have you here today. >> good to see ...

It's what's inside the person who opens it. ♪ give ancestrydna, the only dna test that can trace your origins to over 150 ethnic regions- and open up a world of possibilities. ♪ save 30% for the holidays at ancestrydna.com >> welcome back. in a cnn exclusive, traveling into the depths of libya and uncovering slave auctions of migrants taking place. the findings ignited international condemn nation from the un security council to the african union. they urged libya to take urgent action to end the slave trade of people.

Convicted a suspect in the attacks on a u.s. diplomatic compound in libya five years ago. prosecutors say ahmed abu ca tal la helped orchestrate the attacks which killed four u.s. citizens, including the u.s. ambassador to libya. the former militia leader was found guilty of terrorism-related charges but was found not guilty of murder charges. he displayed no emotion while the verdict was read out, and he now faces life in prison. just this quick programming note for our international viewers, cnn's exclusive reporting on the slave auctions in libya is getting attention all around the world ...