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[01:00:12] MAX FOSTER, CNNI HOST: Accusers weigh in on revolutions that Bill Cosby admitted he wanted to drug women to sex.

ZAIN ASHER, CNNI HOST: Of the volume step up the fight against ISIS. The U.S. admits it only trained 60 Syrian fighters so far.

FOSTER: A stark warning to Greece. European leaders say of they lay out what the country must do by the end of this week.

ASHER: All right. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. I'm Zain Asher.

FOSTER: I'm Max Foster. And this is CNN NEWSROOM.

We are going to begin this hour, though, with new developments in allegations of sexual assault against comedian Bill Cosby. His long- time publicist said he had no plans to issue a statement about Cosby's deposition in a 2005 civil lawsuit.

In testimony for that case, Cosby admitted he got prescription drugs to give to women he wanted to have sex with.

ASHER: Certainly a bombshell. Now, former super model Beverly Johnson and Janice Dickinson who are both Cosby accusers spoke to CNN about their reaction.

JANICE DICKENSON, COSBY ACCUSER: I'm very upset. And I'm embarrassed, embarrassed for his fans that he has deceived for all of these years. More than 30, you know. I have been holding on to this since 1982. And I am just extremely upset. I do not feel vindicated.

BEVERLY JOHNSON, COSBY ACCUSER: The truth has no expiration date on it. And the truth, somehow, finds its way to the light. And out of the darkness and I think that is what has happened.

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FOSTER: Two U.S. TV networks are cancelling reruns of Cosby's old reruns. Bounce TV and Centric made the announcements on Tuesday.

ASHER: Now, Cosby has long denied any sort of accusations of sexual assault and no criminal charges have ever been filed against him.

CNN's Randi Kaye reports on Cosby's reaction to these allegations.

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COSBY: You wear funeral clothing?

RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Once America's favorite dad, now the king of no comment. Bill Cosby has yet to directly answer a question about the allegations of sexual assault leveled against him. Listen to this response to ABC in May.

COSBY: It's interesting. This is a situation that's unprecedented. My family, my friends, I have been in this business 52 years and I will, I've never seen anything like this. And reality is the situation and I can't speak.

KAYE: Reality is the situation. What he meant by that answer is still unclear. But at least he answered it, sort of. On national public radio last fall during an interview that was supposed to be about Cosby's artwork, questions about the allegations were met with silence.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This question gives me no pleasure, Mr. Cosby, that there have been serious allegations raised about you in recent days. You're shaking your head no. I'm in the news business. I have to ask the question. Do you have any response to those charges? Shaking your head no.

KAYE: NPR host Scott Simon shared more color about Cosby's reaction with CNN.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST, NPR'S WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY: He gave that I would refer to this as delightful and this kind of little Cosby smile at first and then was silent and didn't answer the question.

KAYE: When an Associated Press reporter asked Cosby last November if he wanted to comment on what his accusers said, he got this.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have to ask about your name coming up in the news recently regarding this comedian --

COSBY: No, no, we don't answer that.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK. I just wanted to ask if you wanted to respond about whether or not any of that was true.

COSBY: There is no response.

KAYE: And then Cosby took it one step further.

COSBY: Can I get something from you?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What's that?

COSBY: That none of that will be shown? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I can't promise that myself. But you didn't say

anything.

COSBY: And I would appreciate it if it was scuttled.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I hear you. I will tell that to my editors and I think that they will understand.

COSBY: I think if you want to consider yourself to be serious, that it will not appear anywhere.

KAYE: Backstage, before one of his shows in Florida last November, Cosby wasn't up for talking much either. He told "Florida Today," I know people are tired of me not saying anything but a guy doesn't to have answer to innuendos. People should fact check. People shouldn't have to go through that and shouldn't answer to innuendos. Innuendos or is the truth finally out?

Randi Kaye, CNN, New York.

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[01:05:29] ASHER: And more news now from the United States. The U.S. said it trained thousands of Syrian rebels a year to fight ISIS is getting off to a very slow start.

FOSTER: Barbara Starr reports that the U.S. defense secretary explained to these surprising numbers to members of Congress.

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BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With ISIS still in control of many parts of Syria, a stunning revelation from the secretary of defense on just how slow U.S. training of moderate Syrians to fight ISIS is really going.

ASHTON CARTER, U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY: As of July 3rd, we are currently training 60 fighters. This number is much smaller than we hoped for at this point.

STARR: The U.S. had wanted to train up to 5,000 per year. But a major problem, getting fighters willing to promise to only fight ISIS in Syria, not Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's regime. Senator John McCain furious at the Pentagon for what he views as a failure to protect the Syrians.

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: Mr. Secretary, this is not a very pleasant exchange. I'd like to have answers to questions. Will we tell them we will defend them against Bashar al-Assad's barrel bombing?

CARTER: I think we have an obligation to help --.

MCCAIN: Will we tell them that?

CARTER: We have not told them that. MCCAIN: Not told them yet.

STARR: The joint chiefs chairman leaving the door open for a small number of American troops working as forward air controllers to assist in calling in air strikes to help Iraqi forces.

GEN. MARTIN DEMPSEY, CHAIRMAN, U.S. JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF: I agree that the -- there are points on the battlefield where the president embed software would make them more capable.

STARR: The administration says there are no plans for more U.S. forces.

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: In order for us to succeed long term in this fight against ISIL, we have to develop local security forces that can sustain progress.

STARR: But almost one year in to the American involvement, questions about whether the U.S. can afford patience.

DEMPSEY: If you are suggesting that ISIL's threat to the homeland could increase because of this patience, I concede that risk, but I would also suggest to you that we would contribute mightily to ISIL's message as a movement were we to confront them directly on the ground in Iraq and Syria.

STARR: Behind the scenes, many top U.S. commanders will tell you one of the big issues now is to get Iraqi fighters and those moderate Syrian rebels capable of fighting well enough to take territory and hold on to it.

Barbara Starr, CNN, the Pentagon.

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ASHER: Another day, another deadline in the Greek financial crisis. Euro group leaders say they expect to hear Greece's latest bailout proposals by the end of the week.

FOSTER: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to produce a long term plan at the emergency meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. But he says one is coming soon. Leaders of the European Union will meet on Sunday to discuss whatever Greece puts forward.

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DONALD TUSK, PRESIDENT EUROPEAN COUNCIL: The stark reality is we only have five days left to find the ultimate agreement. Until now, I have avoided talking about deadlines. But tonight I have to say it loud and clear that the final deadline ends this week. All of us are responsible for the crisis and all of us have a responsibility to resolve it. Thank you.

JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER, PRESIDENT, EUROPEAN COMMISSION: The commission is prepared for everything. We have a great scenario, prepare in detail. We have a scenario as afar as humanitarian aid is concern (INAUDIBLE) and scenario hope to deal with the problem now, keeping Greece as a member of the euro. I strongly against (INAUDIBLE) but I can't prevent it if the Greek government is not doing what we expect the Greek government to do, respect the dignity of the Greek people.

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ASHER: The economic turmoil is taking a toll on the Greek people and small businesses around the country.

FOSTER: Yes. It's really hard for them. Some are now placing the harsh reality they may not be able to keep their doors open much longer.

Phil black has more from Athens.

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[01:10:05] PHIL BLACK, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This is a quiet day at this kitchen of (INAUDIBLE). Lately there have been too many quiet days. (INAUDIBLE) runs the place like her father before her. The plan has always been for her son to take over. But now nothing in this family's future is certain. It's not hard to see why. A beautiful location, fresh seafood and so many empty tables.

What happened with the banks is a controversy for us, Maria tells me. With banks closed and ATM withdrawals limited to just 60 euros a day, eating out is suddenly an indulgence few can afford.

Businesses is down 40 to 50 percent she says but our morale is down 100 a percent because we don't know what tomorrow will bring.

Maria says those who do come to eat now are ordering much less. Some customers still pay cash, but not enough to meet overhead. She is getting by, making IOU arrangements with suppliers. Maria knows it can't last. Everything rests on the Greek government reaching a deal with its creditors.

She says if Greece leaves the euro it will be the last straw for her 46-year-old business. But a deal if it comes will be too late for others like this clothing designer (INAUDIBLE). She is packing up and shutting down after 40 years in this workshop.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is hard but I will do it. I decided to do it.

BLACK: And what will you do now?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Maybe I will go to another country that is more civilized and more fair for people who work hard.

BLACK: (INAUDIBLE) agrees request with Greece's creditors. It is too hard to run a business here. To prove a point, she shows me her neighborhood.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Come on. Come on.

BLACK: And the many shops standing empty and unlikely to open again anytime soon.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is very sad. Because all of these shops represent people.

BLACK: People who run small businesses here know through hard experience a new bailout won't guarantee Greece's economic recovery, but without a quick deal they fear many more will lose livelihoods, saving, everything they have struggled to build.

Phil Black, CNN, Athens.

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ASHER: Greece isn't the only country experiencing financial difficulty right now. China, a mood of panic. That's what China security regulator is calling the mood on the stock market this Wednesday as it tries desperately to stop the selloff.

FOSTER: Unprecedented move coming from them. More than half of all companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen have now being suspended from trading. Here's a look at the numbers right now as they are winding down for the trading day. Found, you know, three percent on one of the markets and see nearly three percent on the other. But over the course of the last couple of weeks the numbers are much more harsh.

ASHER: Right. So Andrew Stevens is joining live now from Hong Kong.

So Andrew, as our colleague Max just mentioned, over 1400 companies listed have halted trading. That is basically half of the market. They are doing this to sort of prevent market losses, but doesn't exactly restore confidence, does it?

ANDREW STEVENS, CNN ASIA PACIFIC EDITOR: Quite the op it. It would seem, Zain. And perhaps what surprisingly, you think you are a small investor, you perhaps borrowed money because a lot of people have borrowed money in China to play the market when it was going up 162 percent. That was up until June 12th.

So people were borrowing money on the way down. They want to get out. They want to make some the call on those borrowings and they can't anymore. They are stuck in those companies. So yes, this is an unprecedented move. As Max says, it is a very dangerous move. It destroys confidence. And you need confidence in markets.

So then Chinese government has been talking about trying to make the markets more open and more liked. Like they are western counterparts and let the market decide. This is completely the opposite that we certainly didn't see anything like this during the financial crises.

Just very quick, I just want to add. Looking at those numbers, 3.8 percent down or nearly four percent in Shanghai. There's a contagion effect here across the region. Take a quick look at the numbers around the rest of the Asia, Hong Kong in particular. Not surprisingly taking the biggest hit. That was down four percent if we can get bringing those number. There you are. And Japan down 2.5 percent. Australia down two percent. So it gives you an idea. This is a problem emanating from China. Greece is certainly exacerbating the problems. But we do have contagion happening in the Asia Pacific markets in the moment.

ASHER: And Andrew, I mean, just this idea of like halting trading, you would never see anything like that happening in the U.S. markets. But China's central bank has tried various sort of stability measures and that includes cutting interest rates, relaxed rules and margin trading. So why don't those measures seem to be working with?

[01:15:04] STEVENS: Yes. Add to that also that the Chinese government effectively is buying the stock market through the central bank is funding various institutions to actually go out there and buy stocks to try to put a floor to this. And this is obviously not working, as we see today, that market actually opening down by eight percent, is now four percent down. But still, that's a terrible result.

So it is not working because there's panic and there is rationality as the Chinese themselves point out. And there are so many small investors involved. Ninety percent of this market is made up by small investors. And that, you know, the psychology is slightly different there. They are panicking and want to get out. They are losing trust. And trust in the Chinese authorities is all important for the Chinese authorities. So they have an increasingly big problem to face to restore order. And as important to restore credibility, Zain.

ASHER: Why are we seeing panic, that is obviously sort of some kind of contagions, some kind of spillover with the hang there in Hong Kong. We will see what sort of effect these losses have on the broader Chinese economy.

OK. Andrew Stevens, live for us therein Hong Kong. Thank you so much.

FOSTER: So worried, isn't that? That's sudden fall. (INAUDIBLE).

ASHER: Right. Especially since the Chinese government has tried so many measures to stabilize the market and none of them have worked. Even cutting rates, you are still seeing market loses, so.

OK, we are going to take a quick break here on CNN. When we come back, Hillary Clinton opens up in her first national interview since launching her presidential campaign. Hear what the democratic front runner has to say about immigration in a CNN exclusive.

FOSTER: Plus, details on a report that presidential candidate Donald Trump maybe employing undocumented immigrants to build his new luxury hotel.

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[01:20:00] FOSTER: A source close to the investigation of the shooting death of a San Francisco woman tells CNN that the gun used by an illegal immigrant belonged to US federal agent. It's unclear which federal agency the gun belonged to or how it ended up in the hands of Juan Francisco David Sanchez. He claims he found it wrapped in a t- shirt on the ground.

ASHER: On Tuesday, Lopez Sanchez responded in Spanish pleading not guilty to murder and weapons charges in the death of Kate Steinle.

FOSTER: David Sanchez is illegal immigrant in the killing inflamed the long-standing debate on immigration in the U.S.

ASHER: Yes, that's right.

With the 2016 presidential election heating up, candidates from all sides on weighing in on an exclusive interview, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton also commented on the San Francisco killing.

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HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: What should be done is any city should listen to the department of homeland security, which as I understand it, urged them to deport this man again after he got out of prison another time. You know, here's a case where we deported, we deported, we deported, he ends back in our country. And I think the city made a mistake. The city made a mistake not to deport someone at the federal government strongly felt should be deported. So I have absolutely no support for a city that ignores the strong evidence that should be acted on.

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FOSTER: We will have more on that exclusive interview later this hour. Really, it was caught revealing, isn't it?

ASHER: Yes, with our Brianna Keilar.

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is standing behind the controversial comments he made last month on Mexican immigrants entering the United States. Although the real estate mogul said some were, quote, "good people." He did describe others and I'm quoting here, "killers and rapists."

FOSTER: Pretty some language. And when asked on Monday if he regrets his remarks, here's his response.

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DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: No, not at all. We have to stop illegal immigration in to this country. It's killing our country.

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FOSTER: And now, there are reports that Trump may be employing undocumented immigrants to build his new luxury hotel in Washington, D.C. That's according to the "Washington Post." In this, that said the information came from several workers at the construction site.

CNN Washington correspondent Joe Johns reports.

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JOE JOHNS, CNN WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Just blocks from the White House in Downtown, Washington, real estate mogul Donald Trump is turning the post office pavilion in to a luxury hotel that will bear his name.

TRUMP: It will be perhaps the most luxurious hotel anywhere in the world.

JOHNS: Trump has touted the $20 million construction project on the campaign trail.

TRUMP: I got it for two reasons. Number one we're really good. Two with we had really good plan and the third, we had a great financial statement.

JOHNS: That construction site has become ground zero in the debate over illegal immigration, sparked by Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants last month.

TRUMP: They are bringing drugs. They are bringing crime, they are rapists and some I assume are good people.

JOHNS: The "Washington Post" interviewed about 15 laborers at the D.C. hotel site reporting that many revealed they had entered the U.S. illegally. CNN spoke to four workers of Hispanic descent, none of whom would speak on camera for fear of losing their job and none would say whether they legally resided in the U.S. But they did express outrage over what they said were Trumps offensive remarks.

One of their colleagues told CNN he didn't know anyone on the project who was undocumented. While others said they were focused on the job, not the controversy.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't give a (bleep) about it, you know. I'm just here to make money. That's it.

JOHNS: In a statement the Trump spokesperson said the obligation to check all workers on site is exclusive to Lend Lease, the contractor on the project adding, this, of course, assumes that the assertion regarding the employees' status is accurate.

So far the controversy hasn't hurt Trump in the polls but affected his bottom line.

TRUMP: You are fired.

JOHNS: NBC dropped Trump's hit show, "the Apprentice," that network and Univision pulled out of Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants co- owned by Trump. Serta and Macy's also cut ties with the brash billionaire.

[01:25:03] TRUMP: I'm big on dressing for success.

For the people that pay millions for my brand, this should be for my brand. I think it is bad from my brand. I don't care. You know, maybe I'm leading in polls but this is certainly not good, I lose customers, I lose people.

JOHNS: And tonight, the list of those distancing themselves from Trump is growing. The PGA announcing it will not hold the grand slam of golf tournament at Trump national in Los Angeles this year and is looking for another venue.

Joe Johns, CNN, Washington.

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FOSTER: (INAUDIBLE) will be interviewing Donald Trump later on. You can catch that conversation at CNN on CNN 8:00 Eastern Time on Wednesday and that is 5:00 in Los Angeles.

ASHER: French officials say at least 150 detonators in a stack of plastic explosives was stolen from a military base. Reports say thieves broke in though base in Miramas Sunday night after cutting their way through wire fencing. The facility houses is about 200 soldiers and holds weapons for foreign missions. The defense military says it is investigating how the theft happened. France has been on high alert after recent terror attacks. Most recently at a gas factor in Leon.

FOSTER: Now, in the U.S., the army will announce drastic cuts to its force later this week. A U.S. defense official says 40,000 troops will be cut by 2017, 17,000 civilian employee s will also be part of the reductions. The cuts are part of a long-standing plan that has been publicly discussed since last year now and is also discussion inside the Pentagon if the cuts could grow deeper if there are additional budget reductions from Congress.

ASHER: Carnival cruise lines have won American government approval to offer culturally themed cruises from Cuba to the United States.

FOSTER: The most largest cruise ship start the cruises next may. That news was welcomed by others in the channeled industry. He hope that it will help ease travel restrictions from the U.S. to the island. Diplomatic relations between the nations are expected to be restored July 20th after decades of animosity led to that trade embargo.

ASHER: And we are going to take a quick break. Coming up here on CNN, negotiators have given themselves more time in the Iran nuclear talk as the Obama administration consider what a deal could mean for the Middle East strategy.

FOSTER: And the series of suspicious deaths linked to a corruption scandal in India. We'll explain.

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[01:31:00] MAX FOSTER, CNN ANCHOR: You are watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Max Foster.

ZAIN ASHER, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Zain Asher. John Vause is off tonight. But I've got Max as company. (CROSSTALK)

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ASHER: Let's get to your headlines.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he will present a new bailout proposal by the end of the week. Leaders of the European Union will meet on Sunday to evaluate the plan. Talks on Tuesday failed to result any tangible result.

FOSTER: A Chinese Security regulator says there is a mood of panic in the stock market and the numbers tell the story. The markets plunged on Wednesday and half of the companies have suspended trading. Chinese stocks lost more than $3 trillion in value.

ASHER: The U.S. trained 60 Syrian fighters in the battle against ISIS. The U.S. defense secretary, Ashton Carter, said that is due to a thorough vetting process. The goal of the program is to train 3,000 to 5,000 fighters per year. Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program extended --

FOSTER: Really?

ASHER: Yes, surprise, surprise -- giving Iran and six world powers two more days to finalize a deal.

FOSTER: One of the sticking points is Iran wants the U.N. to lift the arms embargo, something the West is reluctant to do.

Britain's foreign secretary says more work needs to be done to reach a comprehensive agreement.

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PHILIP HAMMOND, BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY: There will need to be tradeoffs and difficult decisions made on both sides if we are going to get this done. But I think there is a clear will to complete this agreement and keep ate until we get there.

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ASHER: U.S. President Barack Obama has a lot to gain by reaching a deal with Iran not just to ease the hostile relationship to help his Mideast strategy.

Here's our Jim Acosta with more.

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JIM ACOSTA, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): There's no breakthroughs in the Iran nuclear talks, just negotiators breaking through more deadlines. First, June 30th and then July 7th, and now the end of the week. The White House indicated today even that deadline is not a make-or-break date. JOSH EARNEST, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: These conversations will

go on as long as the president and his team perceive them to be useful because they are making progress in that direction.

ACOSTA: With multiple administration sources warning there are major obstacles blocking a deal, the White House is no longer putting the odds of an agreement at 50/50.

EARNEST: I'm not feeling like a betting man.

ACOSTA: Perhaps because Iranian negotiators aren't hungering for a deal. As the number two Democrat in the House, Steny Hoyer, told reporters, "My concern has been that there will be a rope-a-dope sort of performance by Iran and they will just string out these negotiations.

The White House has hopes that a deal to rein in the nuclear program in exchange for looser sanctions could open up opportunities across the Middle East, from Syria where Assad is propped up by Iran's leadership, to Yemen and it's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, to the battle against ISIS where Iran is a major player.

Critics of the president's Middle East policy aren't buying it.

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, (R), ARIZONA: What each of these growing threats has in common is a failure of deterrence brought on by a dangerous perception of American weakness and lack of resolve.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Even if we get the nuclear deal we will have to try to contain Iranian power in the Middle East.

ACOSTA: That, the White House maintains, is why the Iran deal is so important.

EARNEST: For all of these bad things that Iran does, Iran would be more dangerous if they are armed with a nuclear weapon.

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ASHER: That was our senior White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, reporting. Max?

FOSTER: In India, two dozen people have turned up dead. One common thread, they seem to share a link with a corruption scandal. And the scale of the investigation is enormous. More than 2500 suspects.

Sumnima Udas is following the case that's causing alarm in central India and beyond that.

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[01:35:00] SUMNIMA UDAS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: A string of suspicious deaths and scandal has shocked India to the core. More than 28 people linked to a multimillion-dollar education scam have died in the past two years, according to sources close to the investigation. Political parties in the opposition say that number is much higher. They put it at 45.

It is a story that many say is getting spookier by the day. Over the weekend, a Delhi journalist investigating the case mysteriously died while interviewing the family of a dead suspect related to the scam. His colleague says he lost consciousness, foamed at the mouth, choked and fell from his chair. The next day, police found the body of a college teen who had been helping investigators at a Delhi hotel room.

At the heart of the scandal, allegations of bribes paid for government jobs and college admission. Corruption is nothing new here. But the fact that so many people close to the scandal keep dying is triggering a lot of fear amongst the people here. Why so many died, who's behind this? Really no clear answers at the moment.

Sumnima Udas, CNN, New Delhi.

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FOSTER: Back to the U.S. where heroin use is rising sharply and so are the people dying from overdoses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heroin use doubled among women and young adults between 2002 and 2013.

FOSTER: The number heroin-related deaths nearly quadrupled. The CDC says there's two main reasons, heroin is cheaper and more widely available and more people are susceptible to heroin because of prescription drugs like oxycontin. U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says she wants to see a

woman on the U.S. currency. Hear more of the Democratic candidate's comments on that and on immigration in a CNN exclusive interview coming up.

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[01:40:08] FOSTER: It took a while but Hillary Clinton has given the first television interview of her presidential campaign three months after entering the race for the White House.

ASHER: It was fascinating.

She sat down with CNN's political correspondent, Brianna Keilar, in Iowa and talked about immigration and putting a woman on U.S. currency. Here's the exclusive interview

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BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Donald Trump is also creating quite a lot of commotion on the other side. He's a friend of yours, has been over the years. He donated to your Senate campaign, to the Clinton Foundation. What's your reaction to the comments that some Mexican immigrants are racist and criminals?

HILLARY CLINTON, (D), FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE & PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I'm very disappointed in those comments. I feel very bad and very disappointed with him and with the Republican Party for not responding immediately and saying, enough, stop it. But they are all in the -- in the same general area on immigration. You know, they don't want to provide a path to citizenship. They range across a spectrum of being either begrudgingly welcome or hostile to immigrants and I'm going to talk about comprehensive immigration reform. I'm going to talk about the good, law-abiding, productive members of the immigrant community that I personally know and have met over the course of my life that I would like to see have a path to citizenship.

KEILAR: What about Jeb Bush's approach to that? It is certainly different than Donald Trump's.

CLINTON: He doesn't believe in a path to citizenship. If he did at one time, he no longer does. Pretty much, as I said, they are on a spectrum of, you know, hostility, which I think is really regrettable in a nation of immigrants, like ours, all the way to grudging acceptance but refusal to go with a pathway to citizenship. I think that's a mistake. I think we know we are not going to deport 11 or 12 million people. We shouldn't break up families. We shouldn't be stopping people from having the opportunity to be fully integrated legally within our country. It's good for us. It's good economically. It's good for the taxes that will be legally collected. It's good for the children so they can go as far as their hard work and talent will take them. So, I'm 100 percent behind comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship.

KEILAR: What's changed when it comes to your approach with the media? We have seen you are doing this interview here today. It has been since you declared that you have done a national interview like this. We saw a visual representation of the arm's length with the rope in New Hampshire. What's changed? Why now?

CLINTON: Well, nothing has really changed. I just have a different rhythm to my campaign. I'm not running my campaign for the press. I'm running it for voters. I totally respect the press and what the press has to do, but I wanted and was determined to have the time that I needed to actually meet and listen to people.

KEILAR: Have you given any thought to the woman who should be on the $10 bill?

(LAUGHTER)

CLINTON: You know, I'm very torn about it. I want a woman on a bill. I don't know why they picked the $10 bill. Some are edging for the $20 bill.

KEILAR: Do you think it should be the $20?

CLINTON: I want a woman on the bill and I think it might be easier to change the $20 than it is to change the 10 but we'll see. I don't like the idea that as a compromise you would have two people on the same bill. One would be a woman. That sounds second class to me. I think a woman should have her own bill and maybe more appropriate to look at the $20 than the $10. I don't know, we'll see.

KEILAR: Finally, I know you seen your new doppelganger on "Saturday Night Live." (LAUGHTER)

Kate McKinnon.

CLINTON: Yeah, yeah.

KEILAR: She plays you and she plays Justin Bieber.

CLINTON: That's pretty good.

Wish I could sing.

KEILAR: Quite some range.

I know you do. Who's the better Hillary Clinton, Kate McKinnon or Amy Poehler?

CLINTON: Amy is a friend of mine. Kate is doing a great job. You are not going to get me to pick one or the other. I think I'm the best Hillary Clinton, to be honest. I will be my own little self and keep going along and say what I believe in and putting forth changes that I believe would be good for the country. I'm not looking for rating. I'm looking for votes.

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FOSTER: She how she did that?

ASHER: Nice to see the funny side.

We will show you another chunk of that interview of Brianna Keilar with Hillary Clinton. She'll be talking about the e-mail controversy as well. Stay tuned for that in the next hour.

Meantime, for weather, a trio of tropical storms are churning in the West Pacific Ocean today.

Our meteorologist, Pedram Javaheri, is joining us.

Pedram, this impacts millions of people.

[01:45:03] PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Yeah, tens of millions of people. This lined up perfect order when it comes to what we have in eastern areas of China and northern Taiwan, as well. We will dive in to Linfa. The initial storm system. There a couple of other tropical disturbances. One southwest of the Hawaiian Islands, one southeast of the Hawaiian Islands in the Central Pacific, so five areas of active weather. Impressive sight. The initial one, a strong tropical storm shy of a category one hurricane. Guangdong Province, seven million people live in Hong Kong metro. You can see tremendous flooding over the region and then go farther to sea and we have Typhoon Chan-Hom, which is 150 kilometers an hour. Strong category one, closing in on a category two equivalent. And the concern is the massive side of the storm. You take the storm and put it over the United States, it would be comparable to Alaska, or the country of Mexico as far as how expansive the cloud system is. The concern is it will strengthen over the next couple of days. Population density in the dark red, 1500 people per square kilometer or more. This would be on the order of 24-plus million people around Shanghai that could be impact by flooding. Behind that, we have another typhoon. Sitting near an offshore territory of the United States. One of the more beautiful towns in the United States that you have never heard of. If you are born here and use a U.S. dollar, but about 50,000 people could be impacted. Beyond that, it could be menacing typhoon by later next week that could impact Japan. A lot of weather to talk about.

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FOSTER: Amazing to see them lined up.

ASHER: Five storms in one go.

OK, Pedram, thank you so much.

FOSTER: Pope Frances is in Ecuador where nearly one million people attended his' mass. What some of the faithful have to say just ahead on CNN NEWSROOM.

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[01:51:10] ASHER: Welcome back, everyone. For some students near Tel Aviv Israel, the days are divided between two very different areas of study.

FOSTER: One is superstition and the other in keeping with high-tech.

Oren Liebermann takes us to RavTech.

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OREN LIEBERMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Black hats and dark suits in the cloakroom aren't disguises but the ultra orthodox Jewish men who wear these lead two different lives.

One who trembles in awe of God. By day, they study Jewish scriptures at a religious school outside of Tel Aviv. In the afternoon, they study something different, high-tech programming, computer languages, web development, part of an effort to make the ultra orthodox the next wave of high-tech workers in the start-up nation.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: People that didn't know anything about the computer a year ago you will see them developing applications, web applications and mobile applications.

LIEBERMANN: The students begin by learning math and English, things they never learned in their strict traditional lifestyle that focuses only on religious study. And then they learn to program. After one year of study, they work in high-tech.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They are really curious. Just want to know towns what happen is going on and they are not satisfied with shallow answers. LIEBERMANN: The religious high-tech school, called RavTech, is a way

to finding work for men. Unemployment and poverty are major problems in the ultra orthodox community.

(on camera): More than half of the men don't work. In most families, only the woman works, often at a low-income job to support a large family, on average, six children. They make up 10 percent of Israel's population but it is the fastest growing segment of the population.

(voice-over): Most of the students at the school are in their 20s, 30s and already have families, and now are looking for work.

Student Avia Brown (ph) says years of strict religious study makes excellent programmers.

AVIA BROWN (ph), RAVTECH STUDENT (through translation): A lot of times you have to think outside the box. That's very important, especially studying the scriptures to understand what is in front of you, looking at different levels and get deeper in to the problem.

LIEBERMANN: High-tech programming jobs allow the ultra orthodox to maintain their strict lifestyle. And between programming classes, they break for afternoon prayers. But for these ultra orthodox men working today's modern economy, technology is always close at hand.

Oren Liebermann, CNN, Tel Aviv.

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ASHER: Before we go, we want to go to Pope Francis and his eight-day tour of South America. The Catholic leader will be visiting a nursing home in Ecuador a few hours from now and after that to Bolivia.

FOSTER: His trip aims to shed light on issues of poverty and the environment. He is also talking about family as well. His stops so far include a visit on Tuesday to the church in Quito, Ecuador. The pope also posed for selfies.

So modern.

ASHER: So modern.

FOSTER: A rock star.

ASHER: He's like a rock star.

FOSTER: People waiting for him there. I mean he nails it every time.

ASHER: CNN's Shasta Darlington has been following the pope on his journey.

FOSTER: The people that traveled near and far for a chance to see the Catholic leader in Quito with the ultimate selfie in view.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) SHASTA DARLINGTON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Even at 6:00 a.m., people are streaming in, hundreds if not thousands. This will be day they will remember forever.

(voice-over): Thousands of people even spent the night despite pouring rain to make sure they got a spot.

[01:55:00] Monika Condor (ph) slept in a tent with her entire family. "We wanted to see already at least hear the Holy Father," she says. "Our family is very religious."

(on camera): (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

She says it was raining a lot and very cold so she couldn't really sleep.

(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Are you excited?

(voice-over): This family traveled four hours by bus and then slept out in the open. They even brought breakfast.

We also found some students from Arizona.

UNIDENTIFIED ARIZONA STUDENT: We are really excited. We have been camping out all night.

UNIDENTIFIED ARIZONA STUDENT: He's changing so many things for the better and I'm really excited to see him.

DARLINGTON: Organizers say more than one million people turned out, snapping up crosses, flags and handkerchiefs before the pontiff's much-anticipated arrival.

(on camera): This is the moment everyone has been waiting for. You can see behind me.

(SHOUTING)

DARLINGTON: Pope Francis has just passed by. Once-in-a-lifetime. This is something everyone will want to remember.

Shasta Darlington, CNN, Quito, Ecuador.

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ASHER: So much excitement.

Thank you for watching. I'm Zain Asher.

FOSTER: I'm Max Foster. CNN NEWSROOM continues in the next hour with Rosemary Church.

ASHER: There she is.

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