[Hannah Vaughan Jones, Cnn International Anchor:] Zimbabwean president will get to stay in the country. We'll have all the details and hear from opposition leader, Morgan, Tsvangirai, this hour. Also, a grim clue is found in the search for missing submarine. We are live in Argentina for the very latest. Plus, a very Trump Thanksgiving, we'll check in on how the U.S. president is spending his holiday. Robert Mugabe is out of power, but the military says his safety in Zimbabwe is guaranteed. A spokesman for the Defense Forces told CNN, they've reached an agreement with Mugabe and his wife to grant them immunity. It means they can stay in Zimbabwe without facing any charges. Mugabe has been accused of masterminding attacks from the opposition in the 1980s in which up to 20,000 were killed. He is also in the past been accused of corruption. Well, Former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to replace Mugabe as the interim president on Friday. Mnangagwa himself has promised a new opening for Zimbabwe as a democracy, something the leader of the opposition doubts as he told our Christiane Amanpour.
[Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean Opposition Leader:] Knowing Emmerson Mnangagwa, his character you will have to work very hard to change his character so that he can define the future of the country and define his future as a Democrat, as a reformer. That I doubt, but at the same time, he knows that he cannot continue on the same path Mugabe has traveled, and still expect the nation to respect him.
[Jones:] We'll bring you much more from that interview with Morgan Tsvangirai later on in the show. But in the meantime, let's go to our Farai Sevenzo, who is in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, for us. Farai, is Emmerson Mnangagwa, the man who will be next president, is he capable of shedding his crocodile skin in leading this country to any sort of prosperity?
[Farai Sevenzo, Cnn Correspondent:] Well, you know, there's been an injection of energy in the Zimbabwean leadership since Robert Mugabe stepped away a day or so ago. It is Emmerson Mnangagwa's wish that to invite investors to bring jobs, jobs, jobs, to use his words. And of course, you must remember, though, that he is a man who has a fearsome reputation and he has already began to try and change that. He's talked a lot about God, about how God has been looking out to Zimbabwe. He keeps on referring to God in his first speech yesterday, which lasted about 12 minutes long. But this is what we are going to find out about the poorer areas of Harare mainly end these struggles. And we met several young people who told us what they thought of the new man.
[Sevenzo:] This is [inaudible], one of Harare's oldest townships. Robert Mugabe and [inaudible], the founding fathers of the ruling ZANU-PF have lived here. Now, it's a stronghold for Morgan Tsvangirai's opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, and life here is about survival. The jobs are informal, mechanics, market women, barbers, and a great deal of unemployed teens hustling. [on camera]: It's knowledge [inaudible] opposition area ideals. This is where Robert Mugabe's people did their "Operation [inaudible]," which means clear out the filth. And they raised people's houses on the [inaudible], but the aim really was to smash the newly formed Movement for Democratic Change opposition support base, which is all over here. [voice-over]: Maxford is one of those who had his home destroyed in 2005. The father of three used to be a bank manager. Now, he like so many others have no job.
[Unidentified Male:] All these years, I have been working in the bank for 19 years as a manager. [Inaudible].
[Sevenzo:] He is desperate for a chance to vote for change, freely and fairly.
[Unidentified Male:] We must hear both of them. Mnangagwa and Tsvangirai, they must come together, work together, bring the reforms [inaudible]. It's unfair
[Sevenzo:] Unfair because people are so euphoric and right now incoming President Emmerson Mnangagwa has the edge. The boys at the barbershop are optimistic. In fact, Nasha, George, Maesa and Arthur, can't even believe they are allowed to speak to us. [on camera]: He is saying if Mugabe here if they'd be seen like this, they would be beaten out for talking to us.
[Unidentified Male:] It's only that people wanted change. [Inaudible] that things will change. [Inaudible].
[Sevenzo:] Everything is back to normal. [on camera]: These school girls tell us they also believe the future has suddenly brightened with Robert Mugabe's departure. Still it's in areas like these who are ignored and proud, where the real test of change will be measured.
[Unidentified Male:] [Inaudible].
[Sevenzo:] And there you have it, Hannah, people believe they really do believe, Hannah, that there is a new Zimbabwe on the horizon, and they are talking in positive, optimistic tones about what this might bring about. And I guess, if the new man doesn't take all of this into account that the new freedom people have tasted in the last week that they have the right to assemble and talk and criticize, and give their opinions, right of free self-expression. Then, of course, the young, these kind of people, were not forgiven.
[Jones:] Mnangagwa himself has urged calm amongst the Zimbabwean people. He's urged people to step away from any violent retribution. This comes on the same day that we've learned that Mugabe, his family, his wife, in particular, they have protected themselves and secure their own immunity from prosecution. I'm wondering, though, if they in the country, what will be their fate in the course of public opinion?
[Sevenzo:] Well, look, their fate in the course of public opinion, Hannah, has long been destroyed especially if you look back at the events of the last week. Grace Mugabe, Mr. Mugabe's wife, is despised and that is an understatement. It is believed I mean, another thing that these young people told us on the street is that she was sent by God to do this, to be so basically bellicose and belligerent. Everybody around her forced the situation. But, of course, when we talk about Grace and Robert Mugabe, there are several ministers who have fled the country because they were a part of [inaudible], what Emmerson Mnangagwa called, you know, the G40 [inaudible] yesterday in his first speech to the Zimbabwean people. And they are [inaudible] and they are basically, the idea that if they are looters and criminals as the army alleged, if they are not put on trial, people will be watching very closely why that is the case. Of course, Mr. Mugabe and Mrs. Mugabe escaped, and I'll tell you that is, because the ZANU-PF still works. Emmerson Mnangagwa is a very strong loyalist to his party and of course, whatever touches Mr. Mugabe in terms of prosecution, will also touch him because he's been with him for the last four decades.
[Jones:] It will be interesting to see after elections potentially next year whether Mugabe's fate will still be the same that has been announced today. Farai Sevenzo live for us in Harare. Farai, we appreciate it. Thank you. Argentina's Navy has uncovered a grim clue in its search for a missing submarine. A Navy spokesman says a sound heard near the sub's last known location may have been an explosion. He says it was short and violent, and he says it was detected on the same day that the submarine last made any contact. That was more than a week ago. Experts are warning if the ship is still intact, it will be running out of oxygen. Crews from a dozen nations have pitched in to help search for the 44 sailors on board. Meanwhile, the crews' families have been gathering at the base where the submarine was headed in Mar del Plata in Argentina. And Stefano Pozzebon is there for us as well. Stefano, they say no news is good news, and this news of an explosion must be the one thing that the families around you would have been dreading the most.
[Stefano Pozzebon, Journalist:] Yes. Absolutely, Hannah. That was the news that was feared for these people for well over a week. Let's just think about the moment that they might going through or because they were informed that just after the San Juan lost contact with its home base here Mar del Plata, the families were informed that was happening. A full eight days gap they were informed that the Navy was bringing forward the first possible, the strongest possible effort together with several other countries to bring those relatives, those crew members home. And this morning they were informed that there has been detected a noise was detected on the morning that the San Juan last remaining contact with its home base here and that noise is consistent an explosion. So, the situation is definitely a very darker, tragic tone here in Mar del Plata Hannah.
[Jones:] And Stefano, we can see just from speaking to you now that the weather conditions where you are, are particularly bad, and we've also being showing our viewers some footage of the ongoing search as well. This is a massive search area and under the most treacherous of conditions.
[Pozzebon:] Yes, absolutely. We have a couple of days on Wednesday and earlier, the weather gave a little bit of a break and allowed even better searching operations. We were informed, for example, on Tuesday, even an end on Wednesday, the Navy was hoping to locate the San Juan thanks to this break in the serious stormy conditions. [Inaudible] the bad weather is increasing here in Maraguada and definitely in the searching operation, Hannah, which is several hundreds of kilometers, southern, in a more colder waters [inaudible]. We are talking about an area that is larger than the country of Spain. [Inaudible] as deep as 2,000 meters below sea level. So, really serious and difficult working condition for the fleet that is trying desperately working around the clock to locate this submarine before it's definitely too late Hannah.
[Jones:] Stefano, thank you so much for updating us on this story. We appreciate it. Still to come on the program tonight, President Donald Trump thanked the U.S. troops on the Thanksgiving holiday, but also suggest Americans should thank him for putting the country on a better path. And from an ISIS training site, child fighters to a thriving school the Syrian kids, a report from Northern Syria where life is beginning to be rebuilt. Please stay with us.