[Romans:] The world is getting its first look at Otto Frederick Warmbier, the University of Virginia student being detained in North Korea. In a videotaped press conference released by Pyongyang, the 21-year-old Warmbier apologizes to all North Koreans, saying he was lured into his criminal act by the United States. CNN's Will Ripley tracking the latest developments live from Beijing for us, and Will, you have been there, you have talked to some of these people who've been detained before. It's very hard to know what is real and what is scripted, and what the North Koreans are trying to do by showing this sobbing college student on television.
[Will Ripley, Cnn International Correspondent:] Yes, you're right, Christine. We certainly don't know if Otto Warmbier was making this televised confession under duress. This 21-year-old college student's hostile act against the United States allegedly was trying to steal a political banner from his hotel and pack it in his suitcase. But the North Koreans, in information they supplied to CNN, are saying that this was motivated by the CIA in cahoots with his university and his hometown church. Both the university and church deny this, but Warmbier was seen making this really emotional, dramatic confession. Watch.
[Otto Frederick Warmbier:] I wish that the United States administration never manipulate people like myself in the future to commit crimes against foreign countries. I entirely beg you, the people and government of the DPRK Korea, for your forgiveness.
[Ripley:] Warmbier, now, yet another detained that North Korea can use as really a valuable political pawn at a time when they're about to face even stronger sanctions as a result of their nuclear test and satellite launch earlier this year Christine.
[Romans:] Just such an odd story. I'm sure his family's working hard and the American people trying to figure out how to get him how. Thank you so much for that. Will Ripley for us in Beijing. Fifty- seven minutes past the hour. Let's get an early start on your money this morning. We're seeing a global slump in stocks right now. Dow futures are down, oil dipping below $33 a barrel. Take a look there at stock markets in Europe they are lower. Also losses in Asia overnight. The U.S. stock market slowly trying to claw back all those losses from earlier this year. The Dow now down at 4.5 percent for the year. That's the best performance of the three major averages. The Dow had been down more than 10 percent just a couple of weeks ago for the year. There are some winners, though, among the Dow 30. If you have 401K or exposure to blended funds you could be benefitting from these that have gained. Verizon up more than 10 percent this year. Walmart at more than 8 percent, 3M also posting solid gains. Exxon Mobil rising nearly 5 percent despite oil's big drop. All right, last trading day of the year. We'll see if they can pull out a gain. A brand new CNN poll showing which presidential candidates have the best chances going into Super Tuesday. "NEW DAY" has those brand new polls right now.
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[Camerota:] Good morning, everyone. We do have a lot of news for you. Welcome to your NEW DAY. It is Monday, February 29th, 6:00 in the east. Chris is off this morning. John Berman joins me here. Great to have you. And Michaela is in L.A. covering all of the Oscar excitement for us. Mic will be back with you in a minute. But we begin with breaking news in the 2016 race. A new CNN national poll shows Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton pulling way ahead of their challengers heading into Super Tuesday tomorrow. Trump and Clinton now widely expected to become their party's nominees. Donald Trump continues to expand his commanding lead with roughly half of Republican voters supporting him. Marco Rubio is second with 16 percent. That's more than 30 points behind Trump. And, Ted Cruz with 15 percent. If you add up all of Trump's competitors, they still cannot match him.
[Berman:] Yes, that is the key point. So much for a winnowed field and consolidation.