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U.K. Terror; Bush-Putin Summit; Airport Security in the U.S.; Extreme Weather in Central Plains; Concert for Princess Diana

Aired July 01, 2007 - 16:59   ET

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MELISSA LONG, CNN ANCHOR: Hello. I'm Melissa Long, in for Fredricka Whitfield.
We have the very latest on the U.K. terror probe. A terminal at London's Heathrow airport is back open. It reportedly had closed a little earlier after a suspicious package had turned up.

Now, police are examining (sic) the search for possible suspects in the Glasgow airport attack. Today they launched operations in several spots, including areas near the Glasgow airport. At least five people have now been arrested since that flaming SUV crashed into the airport yesterday.

Authorities say there is a definite link to Friday's failed car bombings in London.

In the U.S., increased security measures at major airports. U.S. officials say it's just a precaution. They say there's no credible intelligence that points to a pending attack on U.S. soil.

Now, CNN has teams of reporters tracking the developments from Glasgow to Los Angeles. Among them, CNN's John Roberts in London, White House Correspondent Ed Henry, who will brief us on President Bush's day from Kennebunkport, Maine.

But we will start in Glasgow, Scotland, with CNN's Nic Robertson -- Nic.

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SR. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Melissa, today Britain's prime minister told the country that they can expect a long and sustained terror threat. Now, the information coming from the Scottish leader, the Scottish parliament here, that the people of Scotland need to be vigilant. The security is being stepped up. That, as the situation at Glasgow airport began to return just a small degree to normal.

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ROBERTSON (voice over): Blackened and burnt, the twisted hulk of the Jeep used in the blazing attack on Glasgow's airport is slowly removed. Gas canisters and fuel packed inside. An apparent suicide mission to kill and maim. Police say they are making progress.

PETER CLARKE, METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE: The investigations into these events, these attacks, is extremely fast-moving. It is no exaggeration at all to say that new information is coming to light hour by hour.

ROBERTSON: New information revealing al Qaeda may be behind the attack.

GORDON BROWN, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: It is clear that we are dealing in general terms with people who are associated with al Qaeda.

ROBERTSON: Chasing those leads just a few minutes' drive from the Glasgow airport, police sealed a street, searched a house in a quiet village, shocking neighbors.

May Gordon (ph) lives across the street.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is a quiet neighborhood (ph). Nothing ever happens here. Nothing at all. And I just can't believe it.

ROBERTSON: The two-story house, the only rental property on the street, almost unnoticed by neighbors. Now police say it's a focus of their investigation into the airport blast.

Collin Graham's (ph) friend lives next door to May Gordon (ph), says two men of apparent Pakistani, Indian or Bangladeshi origin moved in a few months ago.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He just told me a couple of Asian people moved in. He's only seen one of them, one of the men. He's only seen them once. They must have kept themselves to themselves.

ROBERTSON (on camera): The street here could not be more nondescript or ordinary. When you look up the road, there is a Mercedes outside one house, another Mercedes, a BMW, another new vehicle at the very top of the street, so close to the airport for anyone trying to blend in and hide in a quiet location. This is perhaps perfect.

(voice over): After an emergency session of top Scottish parliamentarians and intelligence chiefs, revelation the two men aefrted in the attack on the airport not from Scotland.

ALEX SALMOND, FIRST MINISTER OF SCOTLAND: The people involved in the incident had not been Scotland for any length of time.

ROBERTSON: Further south, more arrests linked to the London and Glasgow bombers. A 26-year-old man taken into police custody in Liverpool bringing the total detained since Friday's attempted bombing in London to five. More searches, too. This time central England, in Newcastle Under Lyme.

BROWN: We will have to be constantly vigilant. We will have to be alert at all times. And I think the message that's got to come out from Britain and from the British people is that as one we will not yield.

ROBERTSON: At Glasgow airport, where lines of holiday makers waited patiently to get through tightened security, Brown's message seemed in tune with expectations. Terrorism is now a very real threat here.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't think you can expect to be immune from it. So it's just (INAUDIBLE).

ROBERTSON: Stiff upper lip or simple resignation to the new reality. Al Qaeda is changing its tactics, simplifying its attacks to get around British security, which has been picking up on their larger, more complex attacks.

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ROBERTSON: Well, the police have given a briefing to day, but the details that have emerged from it are very, very scarce. Really, not a lot new about the men that they've arrested here. The one who is in detention at a hospital receiving treatment for critical burns. The other in detention in a Glasgow police station.

Very few details. More emerged about that vehicle that was pulled out of the airport building. The police won't say if it contained explosives. We do know that it had the fuel and the gas canisters.

So while the police briefing journalists, briefing the public here, telling them to be vigilant, very, very few real details emerging at this time -- Melissa.

LONG: We do know that people have been describing it as a gold mine in terms of the two Mercedes that were found in London, because, of course, the bombs didn't go off. But with the SUV, there was that fire.

So, do we know whether or not there will be good forensic evidence to come from that SUV?

ROBERTSON: There are perhaps going to be other leads that may come from the SUV. The police did publish the registration plate of the SUV. We don't know for sure, is the SUV directly connected with that house that was being searched today? But clearly, the police trying to rather than perhaps go for forensics on the vehicle that's been reasonably thoroughly burnt out, they still have two live -- the two attackers are still alive. They can question them.

But it seems that perhaps they're trying to trace the movements of the attackers in the last week, in the last few weeks. And that, perhaps, will help build the police a better picture of who these men were in contact with. Were they alone? Was there somebody helping drive them along, perhaps giving them direction -- Melissa.

LONG: Understand.

CNN's Nic Robertson from Glasgow.

Thanks so much.

Let's focus now on London. And CNN's Paula Newton has been tracking the widening terror probe since Friday's discovery of the two car bombs.

Paula, what's the latest development today? PAULA NEWTON, CNN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Melissa, sources close to the investigation -- and that's both security and police -- say that they are continuing to be very pleased with the way the investigation is going. They are confident enough to say that the core group, the heart of the people who were planning these kinds of attacks, they believe are now in custody.

Now, that doesn't mean that they're ruling out other arrests. It's just that they believe that at this point in time, the people who would have really been at the core of this kind of a plot have been apprehended and are being questioned.

There are a lot of different things that they wanted to know about those Mercedes that were found in London, and they seem to indicate that those were detonations that were supposed to happen remotely and that had gone wrong and that had failed. Perhaps this is linked into the fact that then the attack we saw in Glasgow did end up being a suicide attempt after that.

Police will continue to go through all that CCTV footage that we have spoken so much about. But to be clear on this, it's not just on the vehicles, the cameras trained on the vehicles in central London. A big part of this investigation, we're told, is how they reconstructed really hundreds of hours of that footage to really understand where those vehicles came from.

So what they do is they get a picture of those vehicles in London and track it back in terms of understanding when they were parked there, and pick up all those CCTV cameras that they can. That process, they've gone through some of it now. But as Peter Clarke was saying today, that will continue to take many more weeks -- Melissa.

LONG: Paula Newton, live from London.

Paula, thank you.

Now, the terror concerns in the U.K. aren't rattling the British today. We're going back to London in the next half hour for a live report on a special memorial concert in honor of the late Princess Diana.

It is not a new question, but it has gained new credence in the war -- rather in the wake of the U.K. terror plots. Has London become a breeding ground for a generation of terrorists?

We're going to explore that question tonight in "The War Within" from CNN Special Investigations Unit. Join Christiane Amanpour at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Trying to smooth out Washington's rocky relationship with Russia on Maine's cracky coast. President Bush is hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin this afternoon at the Bush family estate.

Ed Henry is live from Kennebunkport, Maine -- Ed.

ED HENRY, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Melissa. In fact, we're awaiting the arrival of Mr. Putin later this hour.

Earlier today, President Bush was out on his boat again, getting in some last-minute rest and relaxation before these two days of talks between the U.S. and Russian president. But all while he's doing that, Mr. Bush has still been getting frequent updates from his advisers about the situations both in London, as well as Glasgow. In fact, this morning he got a briefing from his secretary of state, as well as his national security adviser.

Meanwhile today, hundreds of protesters were marching through the streets of Kennebunkport. Some protesting the policies of the Russian president, but most were protesting Mr. Bush. Some even calling for his impeachment.

They did not reach their goal, though. They wanted to march all the way to the Bush family compound. Of course, they were stopped at a checkpoint before they actually reached there.

But right now waiting at the Bush family compound is President Bush, we're told. But his father, the former President Bush, is actually heading out to go pick up Mr. Putin at a nearby air base.

The whole point of this, former President Bush hosting this summit, actually, since it's his home. The current President Bush hoping that this casual atmosphere will help build some ambiance and maybe warm up the relations.

As you noted, there has been talk of a new Cold War between the U.S. and Russia, mostly over this controversial U.S. plan to build a missile defense shield in Europe. Mr. Putin is not happy about that. He has threatened to aim nuclear weapons at Europe in response.

There are also very tough issues on the docket as well, including Iran. Mr. Bush trying to push Mr. Putin to support tough new sanctions against Tehran. Also the future of Kosovo. But both sides trying to tamp down expectations at this little summit really having a major breakthrough, and said -- they're saying they want to make a little progress on those issues, but mostly it's all about trying to calm down some of these tensions -- Melissa.

LONG: Ed, now, no other leader has really received a similar invitation to Kennebunkport. It's certainly not a one-room cabin, but it is a much more informal, casual atmosphere.

HENRY: Oh, absolutely. I mean, you know that the Bush ranch down in a Crawford, Texas, many, many more acres. A much bigger spread. And, in fact, President Bush has hosted several world leaders there.

This, is as you noted, the first time that this current President Bush has hosted another world leader at his father's place, essentially. He actually, we're told, asked and received permission from his father, because he couldn't just lend it out without asking.

But it is a sign, clearly, of Mr. Bush trying to warm up relations, trying to use the smaller confines. And also the fact that it's right on the coast of Maine, a quite beautiful setting. In fact, we're told that boat has been brought to the family compound. We don't know what's going to happen with it. But perhaps, perhaps Mr. Putin will go on a boat ride. Maybe that will be part of what they try to do.

In fact, we've also been told there is a possibility of both presidents Bush getting together with Mr. Putin at some point, not just the current President Bush. So they are trying to do this in a very casual, informal way -- Melissa.

LONG: It's certainly a beautiful spot, as we can see over your shoulder, for this important meeting.

Ed Henry, live from Kennebunkport.

Thank you.

We're going to take a closer look at the history of U.S.-Russian relations a little later in our program. Former Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty is going to join us when Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Kennebunkport.

The terror threats in London have the island on the edge. What about airports here in the U.S.?

KARA FINNSTROM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm Kara Finnstrom in Los Angeles. And we'll tell what you travelers can expect at busy LAX this holiday week -- Melissa.

LONG: Thank you, Kara.

Plus, life-changing thunderstorms in the Midwest. Floods wash away homes and cars. We're going to take you there live.

And some surprising numbers from the Democratic presidential campaign. A new record for donations for one of these two candidates. Find out who coming up in the NEWSROOM.

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LONG: Staying vigilant while staying the course. The U.S. secretary for Homeland Security says the U.S. terror threat level remains unchanged despite the ongoing terror probe in Britain. And he adds that American authorities are keeping tabs on those who could be considered a potential threat.

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: We do actively investigate and actively monitor the activities of a significant number of people in the United States who we are concerned are linked to terrorism either as facilitators or even as potential operators. And therefore, we have to be continually elevating our security with respect to travel from Europe and other parts of the world.

(END VIDEO CLIP) LONG: Let's get a feel for what's going on at our U.S. airports. CNN's Kara Finnstrom is live at LAX in Los Angeles. But first, let's check in with Kathleen Koch at Reagan National.

OK, you know what? I'm going to switch my plans there. Let's check in with Kara at Los Angeles -- Kara.

FINNSTROM: Well, here, LAX officials are calling for some flexibility on the part of travelers. They say to keep their operations most effective, they may be switching things around, adding some additional security measures, changing the surveillance.

We did take some video as we came into the airport this morning of a random checkpoint. These can pop up on any day out here. But they have been in effect both yesterday and today with LAX police checking cars that are coming in for any potential explosives, as well as any other contraband.

What we do know they are adding here in the way of security is more uniform patrol, both in and around the airport, and also more bomb- sniffing dogs. We also spoke with some of the people who have been traveling through LAX today, and they say this makes them feel a little bit more comfortable, but they say they are kind of gearing themselves, bracing for more delays, and that they -- some of them have already seen those delays coming from other parts of the country.

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FINNSTROM: What about delays? Have you noticed anything different today? Everything running about the same as normal?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Two and a half hours this morning from Dallas to Los Angeles. So missed the connection, but, hey, anything for the sake of security.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I do a lot of traveling. Security has been superb. You know, I just hope they continue to do the good job that's being done.

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LONG: That was Kara Finnstrom reporting there from Los Angeles International Airport, LAX.

And do know that you can get much more on airport security on our Web site. And do check it out. It's a new and improved look re-launching over the weekend. CNN.com is cleaner, simpler and easier to use. Not that it wasn't easy to begin with, but it's easier.

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New developments today in the terror investigation in Britain, including new information about the suspects, that is coming up in the NEWSROOM.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) LONG: Now, while some sections of the U.S. are parched and dying from drought, it is the extreme opposite in the plains. Parts of east- central Kansas have registered 20 inches of rain in less than five days. And that has created major problems in places like Coffeyville, Kansas.

Our affiliate there, KJRH, and our reporter there, Krista Flasch, joins us with more.

And Krista, I understand you have plenty of trouble there when it comes to evacuations, the closed roads right behind you, and water treatment plants.

KRISTA FLASCH, REPORTER, KJRH: The east side of Coffeyville has been shut down. As you can see right behind me, this road is covered in water. And further down the street, homes are under water as well. Around 2,500 people have been forced to evacuate. So far no injuries have been reported.

Around 3:00 this morning, floodwaters breached a levee. The fire department had to do 50 water rescues because many of the residents did not heed a mandatory evacuation order.

The flood has also become an environmental concern because there are contaminants in the water. Many residents I talked to have been complaining about a strong chemical odor in the air. At the same time, they are sympathizing with victims of the flood.

Now, the continuing rain has not been helping the situation at all. Authorities believe that a refinery may be the cause of contamination, and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is investigating.

Melissa, back to you.

LONG: Let me talk to you a little bit more about the boats. I understand the boats were needed to bring in and rescue some people from their homes, those people that refused to leave.

Do we know if everybody has now been accounted for?

FLASCH: When I talked to the city clerk, she told me that they are still doing evacuations. But everyone has been accounted for, safe. But they're still watching this levee, making sure that people are safe.

LONG: Krista Flasch from KJRH, out of Tulsa.

Thanks so much.

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LONG: About 65,000 people refused to let the fear of terrorism keep them away from Wembley Stadium in London today -- Becky.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And it would have been Princess Diana's 46th birthday today. And her sons really putting on a memorable event to commemorate that date -- Melissa.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, it's safe here.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: After the operation here, it's safe.

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LONG: Also coming up, it was one of Baghdad's most dangerous streets. That was then. We're going to show you now has we walk Haifa Street coming up.

Also, take a look. We're going to play a little game. Which one of the candidates has just broken a record for Democratic campaign fund- raising?

The answer a little later in the NEWSROOM.

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LONG: Welcome back to the CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Melissa Long, in today for Fredricka Whitfield.

And we do want to update you on what we know on the U.K. terror plots.

Authorities are working on the identities of suspects in the Glasgow airport attack. One British security official said they appear to be members of a loose U.K.-wide network. And police say they found even more evidence that the Glasgow attack and Friday's foiled London bombings are linked.

At least five people have been arrested in the investigations, including two caught at the scene in Glasgow yesterday.

Now, security on both sides of the Atlantic has been ramped up, with terminals at London's Heathrow and New York's JFK airport briefly closed today due to suspicious packages.

British police held another news conference today to talk about the developments in the case. They say things are moving quite quickly.

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CLARKE: In terms of the wider investigation, we are learning a great deal about the people who were involved in the attacks here in Glasgow and the attempted attacks in central London. The links between the three attacks are becoming ever clearer. We are pursuing many lines of inquiry, and I am confident, absolutely confident, that in the coming days and weeks we will be able to gain a thorough understanding of the methods used by the terrorists, of the way in which they planned their attacks, and the network to which they belong.

(END VIDEO CLIP) LONG: Concern over terror threats in the U.K. is not keeping Londoners from honoring the late Princess Diana. Throngs are attending a memorial concert hosted by her sons, princes William and Harry, today. It would have been Diana's 46th birthday.

Becky Anderson is live, joining us from Wembley Stadium -- Becky.

ANDERSON: And that inimitably British way, a very orderly exit as the concert just finished at Wembley Stadium just behind me. Sixty-three thousand people, as you say, now making their way.

It's been extremely difficult for the security forces here today, as you can only imagine, Melissa. Extremely tight security coming in. Six hours ago -- this concert's been going on for six hours now.

I mean, everybody's screened, every vehicle is screened as they came in this afternoon, Sunday, to what was a truly memorable event organized by princes William and Harry, 25 years old and 22 years old respectively, in order to commemorate the life of their mother. On August 31st this year, it would be 10 years since she died in that fatal car crash.

Now, Sir Elton John opening up proceedings, kick things off earlier today with "Your Song," that hit song he played on piano against a backdrop of black and white images of Diana taken by the photographer Mario Testino (ph).

He also closed the show -- and there had been rumors, let me tell you, Melissa, that he would sing "Candle in the Wind," which of course he performed at Diana's funeral in 1997. He didn't do that. And at the time he said he would never do it again in public.

He introduced, though, princes William and Harry earlier on today. And this is what Harry had to say.

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PRINCE HARRY: When William and I first had this idea, we forgot that we would end up standing here desperately trying to think of something funny to say. Well we'll leave that to the funny people.

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ANDERSON: And there's no real comedic value, was there, in what was going on today for them. You could see the emotions on their faces.

It's been a really, really long day for them as these artists that they believe that Diana would have wanted here today, and, indeed, artists that they enjoy themselves, people like P. Diddy and Kanye West. But it was difficult for them. But they danced along every step of the way. And this is what William said as things kicked off earlier.

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PRINCE WILLIAM: This evening is about all that our mother loved in life -- her music, her dance, her charities, and her family and friends.

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ANDERSON: That's right. And Duran Duran, the '80s heartthrobs who were one of Diana's favorite bands, and they were introduced by William earlier today.

And then it went on. And we had not just rock stars here, the likes of Rod Stewart and Status Quo and people like that, but we also had the English National Ballet, which as William alluded to there, were one of Diana's favorites. She was a great dancer herself and a patron of the ENB.

So all in all, a really, truly memorable day. And as I say, as people leave now, as they move out, they've listened to Elton John closing proceedings here this Sunday. People moving away now very quietly, very slowly, making it very easy for the security forces here. It's been a long, long hard day for everybody, but a really special event -- Melissa.

LONG: Speaking of it being a long day, it was something like a six- hour concert. Of course the proceeds going to Diana's charities. But are people feeling like they got their money's worth out of this, that they were there for this historic event, that it was worth the experience?

ANDERSON: Yes, absolutely. I mean, anybody you talk to here has really enjoyed themselves. It's an eclectic bunch.

I mean, I've seen people who are older than my grandparents here, and I've seen people who are kids. Lots and lots and lots of people.

It was $90 for a ticket. All of the people who played here today played for free. And all of the money went to charities.

So give it up to princes William and Harry today. What an event to have organized, you know, in quite a short period of time.

We've got the Live 8 concert here next week. So all in all, it's a rehearsal, I guess, for that which is going to be an enormous event on the 7th of July. But, yes, absolutely., I think people will say they absolutely got their money's worth today -- Melissa.

LONG: Well, the performers certainly covered the musical genres.

Becky Anderson, live from outside of Wembley.

Thank you, Becky.

Now, the Glasgow crash, it was loud, it was fiery, and terrifying enough to send some witnesses fleeing in terror. Some, on the other hand, stayed put, helped out. Some watched in disbelief. And one airport employee was calm enough to actually get out his camera.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) THOMAS CONROY, AIRCRAFT ENGINEER: Well, I arrived two minutes after the car had hit the front of the terminal. The last stage of it, there was one man in the middle of the road surrounded by people. And anybody that came close to him he was throwing punches at.

As I looked over to the car that was on fire at this stage, and then I think the other occupant of the car is spreading petrol. And the car just completely was engulfed with flames.

At this stage, the police and the bystanders grabbed the man who was fighting in the middle of the road. And the police subdued him and put handcuffs on him. Meanwhile, there was about three explosions in quick succession from the car. But at that stage the terminal itself had caught fire.

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LONG: That was an airport employee who joined us last hour on CNN.

Now, all the incidents in the past few days in Britain came in very rapid succession. CNN's Josh Levs joins us now to kind of go through step by step of what happened.

So let's -- take us back to where it began, about 3:15 in the afternoon.

JOSH LEVS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Exactly, yes. I mean, here's what we need to do, because as you know, a lot of people are just trying to catch up on the news right now. And this is one of the stories where so many things come out so quickly, we get it quickly you to.

But for about the next 90 seconds, I'm going to take you through what you need to know about what's happened step by step. Here it goes.

It began with this car parked outside a popular nightclub in London's Haymarket district. That was actually at about 1:00 in the morning on Friday. All right? So we're starting there.

Now, some people noticed smoke coming from that car. A bomb disposal team came and found that the car was filled with gas canisters, fuel and nails. Authorities diffused the explosives, and they said if it had detonated, that car could have killed a lot of people.

All right. So we were looking into that. And then on Friday afternoon came this -- word that a second car was being checked, and it turned out to have similar explosives, according to authorities.

Now, this is significant. That second car had originally been parked in the same general area as the first car. But it was in a lot where you're not supposed to park, so it was towed.

Then apparently the place that it was taken to, some people thought it smelled like gasoline, and they heard about the first car with all those gas stansters. So they reported it, and authorities came and discovered explosives in the second car. Now, think about this -- that second car that I'm telling you about here, it had time to be parked, towed, and then for the authorities to get there, and then for them to check it out, all without those bombs, those explosives going off. That is very significant to investigators. It's critical for Scotland Yard, because whoever planted it in all that time never detonated it. The first one didn't go off, neither did the second with all that time.

Boom. Then you've got yesterday.

All right, an SUV packed with explosives rams into the entrance at Glasgow International Airport. Authorities said two men then jumped from that vehicle, one set himself on fire, the officials are saying. And both of those men have now been arrested -- three other people in connection with the investigation.

The man who did set himself on fire, he's actually in the hospital. He is technically under arrest, but he's in the hospital.

And today authorities conducted a controlled explosion of a vehicle in that parking lot. But they later said there was no danger to the public and no cause for concern in relation to that vehicle.

Now, authorities are saying that all these incidents are linked, but they're not saying who's behind it, or, Melissa, they're not telling us what the initial investigation is. But that -- you know, as we look at it, that's what you have got to keep in mind, that in these cases, no one was killed, no civilians were killed, and at least in the case of that second car, there was all that time when it could have gone off. It never did.

So authorities are trying to figure out, who would set that up? Did they want it to go off, did they not want it to go off, did they fail to set it off?

LONG: Did it fail, period.

LEVS: Yes, maybe it all failed. Maybe both of the first two failed. But they had a lot of time. And that's the key. What were these people doing in all that time when they could have set it off?

LONG: And you're right, if somebody is just happening to have the opportunity to turn on the television, they're now up to date on the sequence of events since Friday.

LEVS: There you go.

LONG: Josh Levs, thanks so much.

LEVS: Thanks a lot.

LONG: Now, on the heels of all of this in the U.K., a timely report from the CNN Special Investigations unit. CNN's Christiane Amanpour uncovers terrorists' surprising new breeding ground where British Muslims are being converted into extremists. A report only CNN could bring you, "The War Within," tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. And this just in to us here at CNN. Russian President Vladimir Putin has just arrived in Kennebunkport, Maine, where he will be meeting with President Bush. And testy could be a great way to describe the relationship between Russia and the U.S.

And that's why this apparently, Jill, this meeting could be critical.

JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm Jill Dougherty. I'll have more on what some are calling the lobster summit coming up in just a few minutes -- Melissa.

LONG: Thank you.

Plus, one of these candidates has just broken a record for campaign fund-raising. Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?

Stick around for the answer.

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LONG: Want to share with you some new pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin arriving right here in a U.S. helicopter at Walker's Point. Of course, he is heading to Kennebunkport, Maine, for an important meeting with President Bush.

Now, again, all smiles today as President Bush is playing host to the Russian president.

What are the expectations, however, of this meeting?

Let's check now with former Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty, who spent so much time with the Russian president, joining us now live from Washington.

DOUGHERTY: Well, Melissa, you know, the one thing is they're meeting. And under the circumstances of the relationship right now, that's probably good news -- having the two men face to face, a chance to sit down and get their feelings about things behind the scenes, not with prepared statements, et cetera.

And there are a lot of irritants in the relationship. So it's very important that at least they get a chance to talk with each other. It won't be long, just 24 hours, but it's better than nothing.

LONG: So, President Bush, as I understand, trying to focus on Iran, while President Putin has another issue on his mind.

DOUGHERTY: He does. President Putin has several.

You'd have to say number one, it would be Kosovo, the independence for Kosovo that Russia certainly doesn't want to happen. They want to talk about the Mideast. They do want to talk about Iran. We'll have to see whether they want to go as far as the United States.

And then you also have -- oh, there he, President Putin. Vladimir Putin coming off, no tie. And followed by President Bush Sr., it looks like.

There we go. Coming off and a little salute. President Putin looking pretty informal, and that's the whole idea of this.

You know, they're calling it, Melissa, the lobster summit. But it's not a summit. It is actually a meeting, a pretty informal meeting.

President Putin was in the neighborhood. He was going to Latin America on a trip and asked to meet. And in this very different setting, the first time that the younger President Bush has invited a foreign dignitary, a president, to come and be at the family compound in Kennebunkport.

LONG: Well, Jill, let me ask you about this as we're watching this video of Bush Sr. and Russian President Vladimir Putin. What is the significance of having Bush Sr. there along with current President Bush?

DOUGHERTY: Well, it certainly is an honor, you'd have to say, having the president of Russia coming to the house, the family compound, and having the senior Mr. Bush greeting him and making him feel welcome. And also, it gives a certain significance because, after all, President Bush Sr. had to deal with Russia and knows some of the issues. Although we're not expecting that he will be taking part, necessarily, in those talks with President Putin.

LONG: Now, this is not the sprawling White House. It is not the 1,600-acre Crawford ranch. This is a more intimate setting, as you said earlier.

How will that be received by the Kremlin and Mr. Putin?

DOUGHERTY: Well, you know, symbolically, it is important, because it is good that he is coming here. And it certainly is nice that it is at the family house.

But you'd have to say, President Putin is a very determined man. You know, Russia's making it known that it's back on the world's stage. And although certainly the relationship is nice to be able to get together, but you can't say necessarily that that will sway him on things that lead to -- that are really dealing with Russia's security and its interests.

LONG: Former Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty.

Thank you so much for your unique perspective. We do appreciate it.

Now, if money talks, then Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama has plenty to say.

Senator Obama's presidential campaign has reportedly amassed a whopping $32 million in contributions. That's in the second quarter alone. That's a record in Democratic campaign circles. And comparatively, aides to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton say that she raised about $27 million. Former North Carolina senator John Edwards raised a little more than $9 million. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson trails behind with some $7 million.

Not too long ago walking down Baghdad's Haifa Street was really taking life into your own hands.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, it's safe here.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: After the operation here, it's safe.

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LONG: That was then. Is the nightmare on Haifa Street over now? Later in the NEWSROOM, a walk down a very different stretch of road.

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LONG: Heightened level alert in the U.K. And information coming in by the hour, including right now.

CNN's Paula Newton has some breaking news for us -- Paula.

NEWTON: Melissa, again, sources close to the investigation, both security and police, saying now that they believe that two of the people -- two of the five people in custody are doctors, doctors of medicine. More than that, the police now are following a line of inquiry that would see this being an entire network based on doctors, doctors who are either living here in Britain or who had come to Britain to study and to work and were trained as doctors. We believe at least one of them was already working in a hospital facility here in Britain -- Melissa.

LONG: OK. Again, two doctors of medicine in Britain there to work and to study.

Do we know anything else about the other three?

NEWTON: No, not at this point in time. But as I say, the line of inquiry is that this is what these people were here for in terms of studying medicine.

At this point, though, they don't know much else. They're looking into the backgrounds of all these people they have arrested and continue to question, and keeping in mind that one of those arrested in Glasgow remains in critical condition in hospital.

And we can update you with that, Melissa, saying that that person was so critical that the reason we had the confusion yesterday was that he was actually pronounced dead and then was revived. And so that's why there's been all this confusion about that. Sources telling us that that's what happened there last night. Having said that, once they follow these lines of inquiry, you can imagine that that person, at least, would not be able to be questioned just because of his condition -- Melissa.

LONG: OK. It explains, of course, the confusion yesterday.

Now, of course authorities have said they are definite, they are definitive in that they believe the thwarted bombings in London on Friday and the explosion, the car, the SUV ramming into the terminal yesterday, were in fact connected.

Have they exactly explained why that is?

NEWTON: Not exactly at this point. And they are still trying to figure out how they can piece all of this together.

Peter Clarke, the head of counterterrorism in this country, indicating how painstaking this process is. And keep in mind now we are in a very strict legal process right now with these arrests. And they have to be very careful about the information they release because it could prejudice cases down the line. And for that reason, they will methodically go through a lot of this evidence, keeping in mind they have 28 days to hold them before they're actually charged -- Melissa.

LONG: And we're looking at pictures right now of the Glasgow airport. Yesterday flights were suspended. The airport had to be closed. But today it is back to business as usual.

NEWTON: It is back to business as usual. And I have to tell you that in Glasgow they're quite proud of that right now, that they were able to get that airport up and running. Throughout this country, Melissa, a lot of people just getting on with it.

It's been a good day in the sense that we have not had any other incidents. We did certainly have a scare earlier at Heathrow. That turned out to be nothing, thankfully. And I think that's given people a lot of hope and optimism that perhaps they can take everyone at their word. Certainly sources telling us earlier that police are very happy with this investigation and do believe that the core of the group is already in custody.

LONG: Paula Newton live from London.

Paula, thank you so much for that update.

Also want to give you this update. Kelli Arena, a reporter for the Justice Department here, is confirming with government and law enforcement sources that the U.S. is, in fact, now running the names of the suspects in Britain through our databases. But at this point, no connections have been established in the U.S. -- or to the U.S.

So, again, Kelli Arena telling us today that government and law enforcement sources are now running the names of those suspects in Britain to try to get more information. But at this point, no connections have been established to the U.S. And as Paula Newton was just reporting, we're learning more hour by hour about the suspects. Five currently in custody, and we have learned that two of them are in fact doctors. Not Ph.D.s, but doctors of medicine who were in Britain for work and study.

We will continue to keep you posted.

I want to share with you some new pictures from Kennebunkport, Maine, of President Bush, First Lady Laura Bush greeting Russian president Vladimir Putin with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Russian President Vladimir Putin is there for an important meeting.

Do stay with CNN. Special Investigations Unit coming up at 8:00 p.m.

I'm Melissa Long, in for Fredricka Whitfield.

"LOU DOBBS THIS WEEK" starts right now.

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