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Greeks Under Pressure on Financial Deal; U.S. Training of Syrian Fighters Off to Slow Start; Surprising Details in San Francisco Killing; Mood of Panic in Chinese Market; Negotiations Continue on Iran Nuclear Deal; Interview with Hillary Clinton; Cosby Not Commentating, 2 TV Channels Cancel Cosby Reruns; Harry Shearer to Stay with "The Simpsons". Aired 2-3a ET
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[02:00:14] ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: The Greeks are under pressure to meet a new deadline and some E.U. leaders are starting to show their frustration.
Plus, the U.S. is supposed to be training thousands of rebels to fight ISIS in Syria. But right now, that number is far lower.
And in a CNN exclusive interview, Hillary Clinton defends deleting 33,000 e-mails from when she was secretary of state.
I'm Rosemary Church. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. This is CNN NEWSROOM.
It is 9:00 a.m. in Greece where Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he will present a new bailout proposal by the end of the week. Mr. Tsipras met with European leaders in Brussels Tuesday, but he did not offer up any long-term plans. Greek banks are running low on money and remain closed except for minimal ATM withdrawals.
European Commissioner Jean-Claude Juncker made it clear his patience with Greek negotiators is wearing thin.
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JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER, PRESIDENT, EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Rejecting all these accusations which were thrown to the public during the referendum campaign that are not respecting the dignity of the Greek people. That we are terrorists. I don't like this. Who are they and who do they think I am. I'm strongly in favor of keeping Greece in the Euro area. But now the Greek government was not capable to do this tonight has to tell us where they are having at the last moment will be further more.
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CHURCH: Jean-Claude Juncker there.
And CNN's Isa Soares is in Athens this morning and joins us now live with the latest.
Hi there, Isa. Of course, this was supposed to be a do-or-die moment for Greece to
show European leaders it is serious about coming up with a reform plan but failed to put a plan on the table. Why would they miss such an opportunity as the economy is crumbling?
ISA SOARES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I think many people are scratching their heads this morning given what happened yesterday knowing pretty well that time is running out. And especially because the banks here, you know, they are running out of cash very, very soon. They don't know how much money they have going left in them. So the concern now is what happens in the next couple of days. We saw yesterday the Greek finance minister who was described as being a breath of fresh air he showed up with no proposals with just bullet points but gave a strong oral presentation. I think that infuriated many finance ministers there. Then we were told that the prime minister, Alexis Tsipras would present proposals at the E.U. summit meeting later on that night but also he didn't. He basically said what he wanted which was a bridging loan for this month as they try to deal with the banking crisis. Europe clearly very obviously saying you're not going to get any money for this month if you want a third bailout, your third in six years you have to come up with credible proposals and put them on the table long term, not short term. I think now this is do or die. We heard from Juncker. We have heard from Merkel and many European leaders. They have until Friday. So Thursday night, really, to put proposals on the table, credible and serious proposals on the table. If that does not happen and they are not serious about putting the economy into shape they will be out of the Euro.
CHURCH: You do have to wonder what on earth the Greek negotiators are thinking. And of course, as the politics plays out what is the scene on the streets of Athens and what are they saying about their leaders and how they are dealing with the debt crisis?
SOARES: I think they are on difference pages. The Greek prime minister went in there talking about what his people wanted, what they have been calling for on Sunday. But that's not exactly how the Europeans are interpreting this. It's no longer about the referendum. It's about putting the proposals through. And I think that's why many people waking up this morning will be worried about the days ahead. Because people here, reading politics. Every time I go to a coffee shop, I hear them talking about the next couple days where this leaves Greece, but they are worried about exactly the cash running out. The European Central Bank yesterday said that money will run out by the end of this weekend.
Before I leave you, let me show you this, two newspapers. In one, here, "Euro or drachma on Sunday." This is obviously what it comes down to, Euro/drachma. And this final one, making fun of it, "French coffee for a deal." And that is Alexis Tsipras giving coffee to Chancellor Merkel -- Rosie?
[02:05:44] CHURCH: Unbelievable. We will watch this closely to see what happens. Another conversation is what does happen if Greece does exit the Eurozone. But we'll talk about that on another day. Hopefully, we won't have to, but we'll see what happens.
Isa Soares live from Athens.
The U.S. plan to train thousands of Syrian rebels a year to fight ISIS is getting off to a slow start and that is raising more questions about the effectiveness of Washington's strategy.
Barbara Starr has details of the U.S. defense secretary's report 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, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: As of July 3rd, we are training about 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.
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STARR: 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: I would like to have answers to the questions. Will we tell them that we will defend them against Bashar al Assad's barrel bombing?
CARTER: I think we will have an obligation to help them --
MCCAIN: Will we tell them that?
CARTER: We have not told them that.
MCCAIN: We have not told them that.
STARR: The Joint Chiefs chairman leaving the door open for a small number of American troops working as forward air controllers to call in U.S. air strikes to help Iraqi forces.
GEN. MARTIN DEMPSEY, CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF: I agree there are points on the battlefield where the presence of forward JTACs embedded soft forces would be -- 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 success long term in this fight against ISIL we have to develop local security forces that can sustain progress. STARR: But almost one year into the American involvement, questions
about whether the U.S. can afford patience.
DEMPSEY: If you're 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 (on camera): Behind the scenes, many U.S. commanders will tell you one of the issues is to get Iraqi fighters and 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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CHURCH: CNN military analyst, Colonel Rick Francona joins us now.
So we find out Tuesday that the U.S. has trained only about 60 Syrian rebel fighters instead of the 5,000 they planned to train. How is this even possible and how could it go so terrible wrong?
LT. COL. RICK FRANCONA, CNN MILITARY ANALYST: It just boggles the mind with how this program, both in Iraq and Syria has failed. It's just a series of disappointments. Only 60 fighters trained. Congress allocated $500 million and now the real number is 60 fighters. The hold up is some of the vetting but these numbers are abysmal. We can't do anything on the ground in Syria with this kind of training.
CHURCH: But the administration is going forward with the plan, they are talking about 7,000 people have to be vetting. This is part of the problem, the vetting process. It's understandable they need to work through that. But if that's what they're going forward with, what has happened here? Are they not getting the message when you only train 60 out of 5,000?
[02:10:06] FRANCONA: You wonder. I think that's really the key here. Because as you know, and the president announced this at the G7 summit he was waiting for a final plan from the Pentagon. Talking to my contacts at the Pentagon, I'm hearing that the Pentagon isn't developing a plan and sending it to the White House it's the other way around. The White House is basically telling the Pentagon this is how we're going to do this and this is how we're going to continue. It's just throwing good money after bad.
CHURCH: And critics predicted this would happen. Here it is. We see increasing concerns relating to the effectiveness of a program that trains a local fighting force to combat ISIS in Syria and as you mentioned in Iraq, if this isn't working, what is the answer? What is the plan that's going to be the answer to the problems here?
FRANCONA: Well, there's got to be somebody's boots on the ground. Let's talk Iraq forward. In Iraq, the boots on the ground were supposed to be the Iraqi army. That failed. The Iraqi army has proved itself incapable of operating in the field. The only effective force in Iraq are the Kurds. And we are shortchanging the Kurds by not sending them weapons directly. We send everything to Baghdad and most of it stays in the Iraqi army and never gets to the Peshmerga. We are seeing the same thing in Syria. We don't know who the boots on the ground are going to be. It's not these FSA 60 fighters or the others that are waiting. There is an effective Kurdish group up there but as soon as we support them we get a lot of push back from the Turks. But the boots on the ground portion of this isn't working. Let's combine that with what is going on in the air. The U.S.-led air campaign is anemic at best. 09 sorties is nothing. But the Pentagon claims we are taking the fight to ISIS. That's not true.
CHURCH: The training numbers have shocked people. They don't know what the answers are but they are certainly realizing at this point that the plan currently in force is not working.
Colonel Rick Francona, thank you for talking with us. We'll watch this to see if there is a change in direction. Appreciate it.
FRANCONA: Good to be with you, Rosie.
CHURCH: Pakistan's government has hosted a meeting to facilitate peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. The talks were held in a hill top resort near Islamabad. The White House says that the meeting was an important step for advancing prospects for peace in the region. The participants agreed to meet again after Ramadan ends on July 17th.
We have new information about the San Francisco pier shooting. A source close to the investigation says the gun that killed 32-year-old Kate Steinle belonged to a U.S. federal agent. Meanwhile, suspect, Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, answered weapons and murder charges in a San Francisco courtroom.
Sara Sidner has the latest.
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SARA SIDNER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A new twist in this case. A source with knowledge of the investigation tells me that the gun used in this case to kill Kate Steinle was traced back to a federal agent. We don't know what agency but we do know from the source that they ended up finding the gun and that they were able to trace it. That is the latest revelation in this case.
But this all happened on the same day that the suspect made his first appearance in court. Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez was in court today and asked if he was guilty or not guilty in the murder of Kate Steinle. One thing that became apparent in court, he didn't seem to understand very simple directions from the judge and simple questions from the judge, answering many times with "I'm not guilty" when he was asked about things like the next court date he is supposed to appear in. This has been a bit of an interesting case today.
We heard from his defense attorneys after the court appearance saying that he has a second-grade education, not more than that, but he understood the charges against him. They say this was all a terrible mistake, he has not have a violent past. He said this is more about a gun-control story than an immigration story. But that is being argued in the political arena.
All in all, we know the next court date is July 20th and we also know he is being held on a $5 million bond.
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CHURCH: Sara Sidner reporting there.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is standing behind his comments on Mexican immigrants in the United States. Though the real estate mogul said some were "good people," he described some as, quote, "killers and rapists." On Monday, he said he intends to keep speaking out against illegal immigration. Take a listen.
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[02:15:18] DONALD TRUMP, (R), CEO, TRUMP GROUP & PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We have to stop illegal immigration into this country. It's killing our country.
It is a bad subject in this country and people don't have the guts to address it.
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CHURCH: Still to come here on CNN, Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, responds to Donald Trump's comments and offers her own take on immigration. We have that exclusive interview. Stay with us.
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[02:19:41] CHURCH: Welcome back, everyone. China's security regulator is issuing an ominous warning that there is a mood of panic in the markets. That's despite government measures aimed at reassuring investors. Take a look at the numbers. The Shanghai Composite down 6 percent. And the Shenzhen down 2.5 percent.
Our Andrew Stevens joins us from Hong Kong with perspective.
How bad is this, Andrew, and how much worse might it get?
ANDREW STEVENS, CNN ASIAN-PACIFIC EDITOR: It seems to be getting worse by the minute looking at those numbers, Rosemary, particularly considering that the government has taken strong measures to try to put a floor under this. And obviously it is failing at the moment. Another very volatile day in the Chinese markets. At one stage of the open, down 8 percent and came back to 3 percent down, and at the end of the trading session, back down again towards 6 percent.
It's not just China, too. There is a contagion effect across Asia. Hong Kong getting close to a 5 percent fall. That is a very big fall for Hong Kong. Japan down 3 percent. Australia down 2 percent. Greece is playing into this as well.
But very much at the moment, it's the concerns about what is going on in China and when will this all end? At the moment, though, there doesn't seem to be any clear indication that is it going to end. Consider this is just three weeks old, this stock market rout, they have already lost 30 percent, more than $3 trillion wiped out and no end, really, in sight at the moment.
The big question, of course, is this going to spill over into the broader Chinese economy? This is the second biggest economy in the world. What is the impact going to be there?
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I'm joined by Fred Newman. He's the head of economic research in Asia for HSBC.
Fred, good to have you on the show.
First of all, what is the damage going to be for the broader Chinese economy?
FRED NEWMAN, CHIEF ASIA ECONOMIC RESEARCH, HSBC: There is going to be some damage but the Chinese stock market is not as big or important as the U.S. stock markets for the U.S. economy. It's not that every Chinese has a stock account. The number has been rising but still only about 12 percent of household wealth is in the stock market. So a fall in the stock market has some impact but nowhere near as large as in the U.K. or U.S.
STEVENS: The broader economic workings of China. The global investors shouldn't be too worried at this stage?
NEWMAN: We are in a volatile phase. We were worried about where is the market going to be and what is the impact on banks and corporations trying to issue equities. But bottom line is the stock market in China isn't as big as people make it out to be. A fantastic rally, very impressive, but, overall, in terms of economic significance, not as big as in other countries.
STEVENS: Perhaps of greater significance is the role of the Chinese government in trying to stem this fall, and obviously failing. They brought in some big measures, a lot has been done. They are basically pumping money into the market and ordering institutions to put a floor in this. What does it say about the credibility of Beijing?
NEWSMAN: That is why there is so much uncertainty in the region. People are look at the Chinese government actions and they are not getting much traction at the moment. What does this mean for future policy in China but we have to keep the two separate. 80 percent of investors in the Chinese market are retail investors who are now trying to get out and there are few government-backed institutional investors. Only 27 percent are trying to buy the market.
STEVENS: But Beijing leads very much from the front. There is this sort of contract, if you like, that we know what we're doing and we will provide wealth and make sure everything is OK. It's failing at the moment. Isn't that going to rebound on how China views its own leadership?
NEWMAN: It might hurt the credibility on the stock market. But China has so many levers with which to manage the economy overall. The banks are owned by the Chinese government. They can fine tune the economy through bank lending. They control the currency. They have vast government resources. It shouldn't undermine the underlying ability to control growth.
STEVENS: And they could nationalize the market. They could buy the market, could they?
NEWMAN: They could by the market, but they haven't done yet. They have not gone nuclear as some people claim. They have something left in the back pocket to play with.
STEVENS: Something left in the war chest.
Fred, always thanks for coming in.
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Fred Newman there, the head of Asian economic research at HSBC
And as Fred was saying, at this stage, the impact on the broader economy, perhaps not significant as yet, Rosemary. But as this continue and as the panic continues, how long does this last and when do the measures kick in, if at all. There are a huge number of big, big questions hanging over the market at the moment.
[02:25:09] CHURCH: Watching it closely. Interesting point that it is a different market to U.S. or European markets. But we will watch this nonetheless. These plunges are incredible.
Many thanks, Andrew Stevens, joining us from Hong Kong.
Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program have been extended again for at least two more days. It's the fourth time world powers have extended an interim deal reached in November 2013 that gave Iran limited sanctions relief. One of the key sticking points now is Iran's demand that the U.N. lift its arms embargo.
Britain's foreign minister says despite the tough path ahead there is a resolve to finalize a deal. Take a listen.
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PHILIP HAMMOND, BRITISH FINANCE MINISTER: And there will need to be tradeoffs and difficult decisions made on both sides if we are to get this done. But there is a clear will on both sides to complete this agreement and keep at it until we get there.
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CHURCH: We want to bring in Nic Robertson now. He is following the negotiations in Vienna there.
Nic, the talks are being extended but now there is a new demand from Iran. What impact will this likely have on the ability to reach a deal by that deadline?
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, that is one of the questions asked of a senior U.S. administration official yesterday and the official said, look, not going to characterize a list of differences is growing or getting smaller, but they do say -- and this is what we're hearing from everyone -- that substantial progress has been made, that they continue to make progress. This issue of the arms embargo and the ballistic missiles ban for Iran does seem to be a significant sticking point. The U.S. and the P5+1 position is that those bans need to stay in place, that they were originally put in place to bring Iran to the negotiating table over the nuclear issue. So these are substantial issues. But finally once an agreement is reached here it will go to the U.N. Security Council for a resolution. So it does seem within that overall umbrella context that perhaps the language on the arms embargo, the ballistic missile ban that could be reshaped that might offset Iran's feelings about it.
But the substantial nature of those bans does look set to remain in place. How big a hurdle for Iran is that? We have heard the nuclear research and develop angle, the possible military dimensions, as it's call, what Iran is possibly done with its nuclear technology toward developing a weapons system in the past, those still remain issues here -- Rosemary?
CHURCH: We'll watch and see if they make that Thursday evening deadline.
Nic Robertson, thanks to you.
Hillary Clinton opens up in her first national interview since launching her presidential came pain. Hear what she has to say about the controversy surrounding her e-mail accounts. That's after the break. Stick around.
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[02:31:53] ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: A warm welcome back to our viewers in the United States and around the world. I'm Rosemary Church.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to address the European parliament in the next hour. He says he will present a new bailout proposal to European creditors by the end of the week. Talks in Brussels on Tuesday failed to produce any tangible results.
French officials are investigating how ammunition and explosives were stolen from a military base on Sunday night after thieves cut their way through wire fencing. The theft happened even though France heightened security following the "Charlie Hebdo" killing spree in January. China's security regulator says there is a mood of panic in the stock
market. China's markets plunged Wednesday and more than half of the country's lifted companies have suspended trading. Chinese stocks have lost more than $3 trillion in value.
Pope Francis will visit a nursing home in Ecuador and speak to members of the clergy just hours from now before flying to Bolivia. The Catholic leader is on an eight day tour of three South American countries.
Barclays is firing its CEO announcing Antony Jenkins' departure saying that they need new leadership. Chairman John McFarland becomes the executive chairman as the search is underway for a new CEO. McFarland says Barclays needs to improve revenue costs and capital performance, become more externally focused, and deal with the internal bureaucracy by becoming leaner and more agile. Jenkins had been CEO for the past three years.
Well, Hillary Clinton has given the first national television interview of her presidential campaign almost three months after entering the race for the White House.
She sat down with CNN's senior political correspondent, Brianna Keilar, in Washington. The Democratic candidate talked about immigration and the controversy surrounding her e-mail account.
Here is the exclusive.
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BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: One of the issues that has eroded some trust that we've seen is the issue of your e-mail practices while you were secretary of state. I think there are a lot of people who doesn't understand what your thought process was on that. Can you tell us the story of how you decided to delete 33,000 e-mails and how that deletion was executed?
HILLARY CLINTON, (D), FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE & PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Let's start from the beginning. Everything I did was permitted. There was no law there, was no regulation, there was nothing that did not give me the full authority to decide how I was going to communication. Previous secretaries of state staid the said they did the same thing. And people across the government knew that I used one device. Maybe because I'm not the most technically capable person and wanted to make it as easy as possible.
[02:35:12]KEILAR: But you said that they did the same thing, they used a personal server and --
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CLINTON: A personal e-mail.
KEILAR: -- deleted e-mails from them.
CLINTON: You're starting with some many assumptions. I never had a subpoena. There is -- again, let's take a deep breath here. Everything I did was permitted by law and regulation. I had one device. When I mailed anybody in the government, it would go into the government system. Now, I didn't have to turn over anything. I chose to turn over 55,000 pages because I wanted to go above and beyond what was expected of me, because I knew the vast majority of everything that was official already was in the State Department system.
And now I think it's kind of fun. People get a real-time behind-the- scenes look at what I was e-mailing about and communicating about.
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KEILAR: Warm socks.
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CLINTON: Exactly.
KEILAR: Working a fax machine.
CLINTON: A security fax machine --
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CLINTON: -- which is harder to work than the regular. So, yes, this is being blown up with no basis in law or in fact. That's fine. I get it. This is being, in effect, used by the Republicans in the Congress. OK. But I want people to understand what the truth is, and the truth is everything I did was permitted and I went above and beyond what anybody could have expected in making sure that if the State Department didn't capture something I made a real effort to get it to them. And I had no obligation to do any of that. So let's set the record straight. And those 55,000 pages, they will be released over the course of this year. People can again make their own judgment.
KEILAR: I know you say you were permitted. I'm just am trying to understand the thought process behind it. One former state attorney general said they no of no lawyer who would advise a client facing the scrutiny you've been facing to wipe their server. What do you say to that?
CLINTON: I say I turned over everything I was obligated to turn over and I moved on. People delete their e-mails on a regular basis. I turned over everything I could imagine. Now sitting in a meeting and the State Department and asking for iced tea may not rise to the level of negotiating peace but I went above and beyond. That's why there are 55,000 pages of my e-mails. I think people have an interesting time behind the scenes. And all I can tell you is that the law, the regulation did not in any way stand in my way of being permitted to do what I did. And -- as I said, prior secretary of states -- Secretary Powell admitted he did the same thing. I think both Secretary Powell and I are viewed as public servants. And he had a distinguished record. You know, I have served my country as well. We both did the same thing. Now years have passed. He doesn't have anything left. I did everything I could to make sure that people got anything that was related, that I had.
KEILAR: Donald Trump is creating quite a lot of commotion on the other side. He is a friend of yours, has been over the years. He donated to your Senate campaign and the Clinton Foundation. What is your reaction to his comments that some Mexican immigrants are rapists and criminals?
CLINTON: I am very disappointed in those comments. And I -- 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, you know, in the same general area on immigration. You know, they don't want to provide a path to citizenship. They range across a spectrum or being grudgingly welcome or hostile toward immigrants. And I'm going to talk about comprehensive immigration reform. I'm going to talk about the law-abiding productive members of the immigrant community that I personally know and met of 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?
CLINTON: He doesn't believe in a path to citizenship. If he did at one time, he no longer does. Pretty much, 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 refusing a path way to citizenship. I think that's a mistake. I think we know we're not going to deport 11 million or 12 million people. We shouldn't be breaking 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 that they can go as far as their hard work and talent will take them. So I am 100 percent behind comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship.
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[02:40:40] CHURCH: Hillary Clinton there in our CNN exclusive.
U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Jeb Bush, is responding to Hillary Clinton's comment that he doesn't believe in a pathway to citizenship. A spokeswoman for his campaign said -- and I'm quoting -- "Governor Bush believes in a conservative legislative solution to fix our broken immigration system, that includes earned legal status for those currently in the country after they pay fines, pay taxes, learn English and commit no substantial crimes while securing our border," end of quote, there.
Comedian Bill Cosby is facing more fallout for sexual assault allegations against him. What his publicist is saying about the scandal. That's still to come. Stay us with.
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[02:44:36] CHURCH: Bill Cosby's publicist says the comedian will not comment on the deposition he gave 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.
Meanwhile, two U.S. Tv networks, Centric and Bounce TV, are canceling reruns of Cosby's old sitcoms.
Randi Kaye has more.
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(LAUGHTER)
BILL COSBY, COMEDIAN: You wear funeral clothing?
(LAUGHTER)
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 is 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 (voice-over): Reality is the situation. What he meant by that answer is still unclear. But it 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.
SCOTT SIMON, NPR HOST: This question gives me no pleasure, Mr. Cosby, but 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.
NPR host, Scott Simon, gave more insight.
SIMON: He gave that impish Cosby smile at first and then was silent, didn't answer the question.
KAYE: When an Associated Press reporters asked him if he wanted to comment on what his accusers have said, he got this.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: I have to ask about your name coming up in the news recently regarding --
COSBY: No, no, we don't answer that.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: OK. I just wanted to ask if you wanted to respond about whether any of that was true.
COSBY: There's no response.
KAYE: And then Cosby took it one step further. COSBY: Now can I get something from you?
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: What's that?
COSBY: That none of that will be shown?
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: I can't promise that, myself. But you didn't say anything.
COSBY: And I would appreciate it if it was scuttled.
UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: 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 I guy doesn't have to 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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CHURCH: Still to come on CNN, a smash TV show was nearly changed forever when this man walked away after a contract dispute. We'll tell you who he is and why he is so important to "The Simpsons."
Back in a moment.
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[02:52:17] CHURCH: Welcome back, everyone. Not one but three tropical storms are moving in the direction of East Asia at this hour.
And our meteorologist, Pedram Javaheri, joins us with more.
And, Pedram, there is a typhoon in the mix as well.
PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: There is, yeah. A couple of them could become supertyphoons, which is category 4 equivalent. But Linfa in the South China Sea that is a concern for Hong Kong as far as heavy rainfall is concerned. Three named storms and a fourth that is a depression and another in the works. Five disturbances lined up here. We had four back in 2014 at one point. It does happen but not something you see every day. Here we go with the rainfall, the heaviest north of Hong Kong in the next 24 to 48 hours. But the largest one is Chan-hom. You could take the state of Alaska and it would encompass the storm system. And a storm that large, landfall some time Friday night. There is the population density map. 1500- plus people live in one square kilometer of land. That is an area where a lot of rainfall could be expected and gusty winds as well. And we have another typhoon behind it coming in the next 24 hours and move north of the Mariana Islands could be threatening Japan. The concern is in Spain and in Eastern Europe. Look at this. These are Honor Guards in Rome trying to hold the pose. It is hard to do with temperatures in the 30s Celsius around 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Madrid, 40 Celsius generally speaking over the next seven days 30, which is 86 Fahrenheit is considered normal this time of year. In Madrid, we have gone on 19 consecutive days with such temperatures at above such temperatures. This pattern looks to persist for a lot of Europe for the next couple of days in this impressive heat wave, Rosie, that we're watching in that part of the world.
CHURCH: Yeah. Really a tough heat wave. We are used to air- conditioning in the United States. That's not the case across many parts of Europe.
JAVAHERI: For parts of Europe, absolutely, it's not the case.
CHURCH: OK, Pedram, thanks so much.
JAVAHERI: Yeah.
[02:55:] CHURCH: Well, excellent news for fans of "The Simpson." Harry Shearer will be back after all. Contract talks with Shearer broke down in May but the man who voices Principle Skinner, Smithers and Mr. Burns will return.
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HARRY SHEARER, VOICE ACTOR: I need some more ether. I can feel the movement of the emery board.
UNIDENTIFIED VOICE ACTOR: We're fresh out, sir. I'll get some more.
SHEARER: Leave the rag.
UNIDENTIFIED VOICE ACTOR: Excuse me, Mr. Burns?
SHEARER: Poppen Fresh, you, dough boy, there is something I have wanted to do to you for years.
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CHURCH: "Entertainment Weekly" reports that Shearer and the other main characters will earn $300,000 per episode for seasons 27 and 28. Nothing to be sneezed at there. Good money.
And you have been watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Rosemary Church. Stay with us. Max Foster joins me for the next hour of CNN NEWSROOM. Don't go anywhere.
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