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JOHN VAUSE, CNN ANCHOR: The search for debris from MH370 could soon expand to nearby island, and testing will begin in the coming days to match a piece of wing with the missing airliner.

On the eve of the major announcement from the White House on climate change, flooding leaves dozens dead in Asia. And wild fire swift across California and Australia.

And officials in China are taking a closer look at the safety of escalators of yet another serious accident.

Hello, everybody great to have you with us I'm John Vause and this is CNN Newsroom.

This week experts will try to determine if newly recovered airplane debris belongs to the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Malaysian officials say the wing piece called the flaperon is from Boeing 777, the same type of plane used by MH370.

It was found last week on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Investigators will start analyzing the part on Wednesday in France. Teams from Boeing and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will also help.

Meantime, search teams and civilians just scouring the beaches on Reunion Island for more wreckage. They find a number of objects but so far nothing link to an aircraft.

MH370 disappeared in March last year with 239 people on board and a leading theory is that someone deliberately took the plane of course. But now we're hearing another possibility. A security bridge which could have happened right under the pilot's fate Kyung Lah explains.

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KYUNG LAH, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The washed up debris still brings pilots no closer to a consensus on the greatest mystery of their profession.

CAPTAIN ROSS AIMER, (RET) CEO AERO CONSULTING EXPERTS: There's all kinds of theories. Everybody has a different theory. LAH: U.S. Intelligence Agencies believe it's likely the plain was deliberately stirred by someone on in the cockpit. But retired United Airlines pilot Ross Aimer flew the 777 and trained pilots on the jet at Boeing. He says the debris launch a new round speculation among his fellow pilots. Among the theories a section of the aircraft known as the E.E. Bay or the Electronics Bay may have been breached.

What's in the Electronics Bay?

AIMER: This is basically the brain and heart of an aircraft. In case of the 777 which is very highly electronic aircraft, all the electronics that control the entire airplane are in that Electronic Bay. So this is the most important part of this aircraft farther than the engines. And so, every pilot that flies a 777 knows how to get down there.

LAH: Its design for maintenance access but here you can manage all flights systems, taking total control of the plane. We're not going to show you where the access is on the aircraft. But we will show you what's widely available on the internet.

In this aviation video view of thousands of times on line you can see in the bay various electronics, wires, and green tanks. That concern floated by some pilots they say Boeing manufactures and delivers the 777 within unsecured access store.

Most of the airlines add a lock and the access is hidden. So only crew and perhaps some aviation enthusiast would know how to get in, that's why a breach abort MH370 as something that pilot says it's possible but unlikely.

Investigators around the world found no immediate red flags from anyone on board. More likely believers Aimer a catastrophic fire or even that one of the crew perhaps Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah or co pilot Farid Abdul Hamid were somehow involved.

AIMER: One of the things that investigators do they never leave any stone unturned. They look at just about any possibility.

LAH: Kyung Lah, CNN, Los Angeles.

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VAUSE: Right now the CNN's David Molko is been following developments from Hong Kong. So David, so far just that one piece of airplane debris that's been found on Reunion Island, but that might change because it seems the searching may be getting a little bigger.

DAVID MOLKO, CNN CORRESPANDENT: That's right John this is the only thing they have to go by. Remember that in 500 days the only piece of physical evidence.

The Malaysians are now asking for help from with its surrounding saying, "Can you help us with your experts, can you help us look out for debris so that something washes up we can identify it?" Now, it's going to be interesting to see what kind of foreign mistakes in countries like the Island of the Mauritius on Madagascar maybe even down the coast of Africa, Mozambique, South Africa.

Will we see a search like we saw in the initial weeks after the plane disappearance where there will be boats on the water, or plane -- and planes in the air? Could it be more grassroots with communities combing the beaches looking for a sign of anything at this point?

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John, know, all they have to go on right now is this flaperon which is now in Toulouse.

VAUSE: One of the problems for investigators here is what Malaysian officials have described as a treasure hunt mentality. What does that mean?

MOLKO: I don't know if treasure hunt is the most sensitive way of putting it this when we're talking about potentially, you know, 239 people losing their lives. But I think what he's getting at here is this idea that there had been so many false alarms in terms of sighting, not only early on in the investigation but on this island.

Remember, John, Reunion Island, tiny island, now at the center of this international search. We heard in the past 24 hours, upwards of 10 or a dozen objects are being turned into police by curious islanders, people out trying to help or actually just trying to get some attention for themselves. Take a listen to what one man there says he found.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Maybe a stick, the edge of a staircase to access the cabin. I don't know.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Where did you find it?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On the sea front, not far from where they found the other bit of debris.

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MOLKO: Nothing conclusive at this point, John, except for that flaperon, that piece attached the wing which Malaysia now has confirmed it's been officially from a 777.

VAUSE: And with regards to that piece of wing, the flaperon. The French have no plans to take a serious look at it until Wednesday. That's a week after it was found. Why so long?

MOLKO: John, that's at least what they're saying publicly. Just remember how many different parties are involved in this -- into this investigation.

The Malaysians are running the investigation, it was found in French territory. The Americans are involved, China is involved as well. What we know of what will happen in the coming hours is French and Malaysian investigators will sit down with the judge in France.

That's because this is now part of a criminal investigation. They're going to lay this out, how they plan to proceed. They're going to do this by the book carefully. Everybody wants to be on the same page. And critically, John here, they can't make a mistake.

There's no room for error here. The families have said, 99 percent isn't good enough. They want to know conclusively, 100 percent, whether or not this piece is from MH370.

VAUSE: Yeah, OK, David, thank you. David Molko, there reporting live for us in Hong Kong. Thanks David. Now to a migrant crisis in Europe, more than 360 African migrants arrived at a Sicilian port on Sunday.

According to Reuters, about 1,800 migrants were rescued by the Italian cost guard just over the weekend. A U.N. refugee agency says Italy has received about 90,000 migrants by sea just this year.

Meantime in France, Reuters also reporting that police blocked migrants trying to access the Euro tunnel on Sunday night. Migrants desperate to reach Britain have stepped up attempts to cross the tunnel in recent weeks. French and British officials have pledged nearly $11 million to improve security around the tunnel.

Monsoon flooding is inundating parts of Asia. A local news reporter in Myanmar stood in chest deep waters to show just how bad it is. The U.N. says at least 27 people have been killed. More than 150,000 people displaced so far.

Consistent rain is also a problem in northern Vietnam. Reports say at least 17 people killed in mud slides and flooding. Thousands, again, have been displaced. Environmentalists are concerned about water contamination as thousands of tons of coal may have been swept away in the floods.

A tropical cyclone, responsible for this relentless rainfall is slowly moving across central India and also bringing a threat to other parts of Asia being flooding as well. Maybe listen to Derek Van Dam is with us. So, what's the forecast here? What are we looking at?

DEREK VAN DAM, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Well, John, unfortunately more rainfall. We're starting to measure rain in meters and not millimeters any longer. This is serious stuff. It's a slow moving storm system.

And unfortunately, this tropical cyclone has spawned off landslides that have swept away entire villages across India's most northeastern state that's Manipur in the Chandel District.

Take a look at some of the visuals coming out of that area. And you can see people just trying to deal with the inundation of heavy rainfall. And it has been intense. You can see just how difficult that makes life there. Unfortunately, there were 20 fatalities with this particular landslide that swept through this region. You can see with the graphics behind me. If we come back to my weather graphics, you'll see the large area of low pressure that's in question here.

This is just drawing in moisture from the Bay of Bengal. It's brought the heavy rainfall to Myanmar as well as Bangladesh. And we mentioned some of the landslides and mudslides that have inundated villages.

Look at this. This is flooding from the Myanmar region. And I mentioned also, rainfall being measured in meters, not millimeters. This is impressive. This is mind boggling.

I have not seen something like this since working at CNN for the past year. Over 1,000 millimeters of rainfall, that's a seven day total by the way. But nonetheless that is still very, very impressive.

We have Odisha State currently with very severe monsoon rains.

[00:10:02] And that stretches towards the north and west as well. You can just see this large circulation pattern across central India that will continue to bring the heavy rainfall to that area.

This is part of a bigger storm system. If you just look, you can see this troff that extends all across Bangladesh into Myanmar as well as Vietnam. You saw some of that video footage coming out of that region, with some of the motorcycles being washed down the stream in city streets.

That is all thanks to this large tropical troff that will continue to bring heavy rainfall to the cost of Vietnam. In fact, I've traveled to this region, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay. This is a beautiful part of the world.

But it is being shoved in with heavy rainfall and the possibility of more flooding exists. You can see rainfall totals in that area exceeding 150 millimeters on top of what we've already experienced.

This is serious stuff. And flooding like this will be catastrophic for some of those smaller villages and the smaller communities. So, people are really bonding together to try and do what they can to protect themselves.

VAUSE: And we have a lot of weather to report this hour. So, we've got the flooding there. But we also have fire supposedly raging across a lot of homes. So, let's get to that right now.

There's been some major fires that are having a huge impact with southern Australia. Firefighters are battling a huge bush fire in the Blue Mountains. That's in New South Wales, just west of Sydney. Some rain there helped crews get the upper hand. But the rough terrain, gusty winds could keep this fire burning for days.

We go to the United States now. At least 21 wildfires are raging across California forcing about 12,000 people to evacuate their homes. The rocky fire in the northern part of the state has swelled to 47,000 acres, more than 19,000 hectares. It's destroyed dozens of structures and is threatening thousands more.

And people in a suburb in Jerusalem are returning to their homes after a forest fire. Local media say about 700 people were evacuated. The possibility of arson is being investigated. But the area has recently been hit with searing temperatures.

But to the Middle East, is sweltering under those high temperatures. And on top of that, Jordan's capital was hit by a massive sandstorm on Sunday. This is Amman covered by a huge dust cloud. The entire city was engulfed by it all. The storm disrupted air traffic in and out of Amman forcing some flights to be diverted.

And today, the United States will unveil a sweeping action plan for tackling climate change. The proposal will set the first ever standards to limit carbon pollution from coal burning power plants and aims to reduce emissions by 32 percent over the next 15 years.

This move is likely to draw fire from Republican law makers as well as the coal industry. But president Barack Obama says this action cannot wait.

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BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Climate change is not a problem for another generation. Not anymore. That's why on Monday, my administration will release the final version of America's clean power plant. The biggest, most important step we've ever taken t combat climate change.

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VAUSE: CNN's senior political analyst, Ron Brownstein joins us now from Los Angeles. Mr. Ron this rather plan is described as an all out push by Obama to spend a legacy as the first president to real action on climate change.

But the reality is it will be up to his successors to implement it. And President Donald Trump doesn't even believe in climate change.

RON BROWNSTEIN, SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST, CNN: And that's a real challenge. I mean, and I think there is a key development here or key -- the turning point here is whether he is able to get the rule in final form before he leaves office. Because what we saw at the Bill Clinton administration is that, it was much easier for a successor administration to undo regulations that were in process than those that were completed.

Once it's completed, environmentalists can go to court to try to defend it with a stronger hand than if it still on process. So, you know, he's had a real sense of urgency. I remember him once, you know, telling to people that I've talked to that he once said in a private setting that he kind of operates with a backward clock from the last eight administrations. Thinking what it would take to put this regulation in the most ironclad position.

We'll see, as you said, if Donald will potentially be the next president. But it is something that may be stronger than it looks if he can get it into final form before he leaves office.

VAUSE: You know, climate change hasn't really been part of the presidential campaign so far. Does this announcement coming Monday, change that dynamic?

BROWNSTEIN: You know, I think it does in the long run. Because one of the striking things about the climate change debate is that it reinforces the existing red-blue political divide that we have in the U.S.

By and large, the blue democratic states are less dependent on coal for their electricity, less integrated, and more generally into the fossil fuel economy. And the red states are the ones that rely more on coal which of course is the big loser in his regulation and more integrated to into the fossil fuel economy more generally.

Four fifths of the states that voted for Mit Romney in 2012 emit more carbon per capita than the national average. And in perfect symmetry, four fifths of the states that voted for Barack Obama emit less.

[00:15:01] And so, what I think this regulation does as it becomes an issue and it will be. A big point of contention both in Congress and the courts is reinforce this political divide that we're living in the U.S.

VAUSE: This measures alone, as tough as they are, if they're fully implemented, even the White House -- they're not going to do a lot to reduce global temperatures world wide like 0.01 percent, I think.

But this is all about symbolism. It's all about this meeting coming up on climate change in December. It's about the United States setting the way for other countries to follow.

BROWNSTEIN: Right, and that's why I don't think I would use the word symbolism. It really is about, kind of, reciprocity. I mean, certainly Obama taking these steps. Not only this of course but what he did in his first term in breaking a decades long stalemate over increasing fuel economy standards for automobiles and light trucks gives him more credibility to other countries and make the case that we are taking difficult steps and you need to do the same.

You know, the way that Paris talks are structured for this all. They are no longer trying to get some global sweeping international agreement. They are tying to get each major country to set its own targets. And then have a, kind of a verification system for that.

And certainly in the agreement that Obama was able to announce last year with China, the fact that he was moving forward on this front gave him more leverage to seek their won changes which really could be the key to, kind of broader movement across the international community.

VAUSE: OK, Ron. It's good to speak with you. You know, it will be an interesting one to watch. I think, they're talking at one stage is that it's going to be two hot, possibly, to have this announcement outside. That's quite an issue. BROWNSTEIN: Yes, it's striking.

VAUSE: Quite striking, absolutely. Ron, thanks a lot. We appreciate you being with us. Lots of researchers tracking Jericho The Lion has confirmed the animal is alive and well.

Oxford University tweeted a photo out of Jericho, was taken on Sunday morning. The Zimbabwe consolation task force told CNN on Saturday that a hunter illegally killed Jericho. Later the group's chairman told our Fredricka Whitfield, they've now confirmed Jericho is in fact alive.

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JOHNNY RODRIGUES, CHAIRMAN, ZIMBABWE CONSERVATION TASK FORCE: I had received a message from people on the ground, in the wide key area, that they said that Jericho was shot and he was dead. So, we were concerned if it was the same repetition on the -- on Jericho which happened to sizzle.

And we thought we'd actually publish it and tell people. Because I had confirmed from three trustworthy people and it wasn't true. Jericho was actually seen this morning.

Because anybody can shoot a lion and take the belt and move around, put it on a dog or any other animal. So, we had one of the investigators that got in. And they confirmed that Jericho was alive and the cubs are alive.

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VAUSE: Jericho was said to be caring for the cubs. As Cecil the Lion who was killed in an alleged illegal hunt and that has caused international outrage. Jericho and Cecil had actually called brothers. But the director of the wildlife conservation unit officer had actually told us that they weren't related.

This is disturbing, a janitor at a shopping mall in Shanghai lost his foot after it became stuck in an escalator. It was amputated.

Surveillance footage shows one of the steps flipping up the employee tried to mop the escalator. He was able to hit the emergency shut off button. It all happened Saturday evening and all this, less than one week after a mother saved her young son but was herself killed in a similar escalator accident in Central China.

Safety officials tell Chinese state media that an increasing number of aging escalators and elevators in the country need to be reviewed.

We'll take a short break but when we come back, outrage and sorrow across Israel after a teenage girl's stabbed at a gay pride parade, died of her wounds. Those details still to come.

Also, comrades pay their final respects to a British citizen who died fighting ISIS.

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[00:20:36] VAN DAM: Good day, I'm CNN meteorologist, Derek Van Dam, with a quick look at your weather watch. What a beautiful way to start off the work week across mainland Europe.

You can see from Berlin to Paris, as well as Copenhagen. Lot's of sunshine and very comfortable temperatures. Although, starting to edge closer to the Mediterranean, that's where you start to feel daytime highs in the middle and upper 30s.

Look at Madrid, 38 degrees. That heat in the atmosphere could spark up a few thunderstorms as well. Few thunderstorms possible across the interior of Croatia and near the Adriatic Sea, you can see, just east of Rome. Otherwise, we continue with clear conditions overhead near France.

Let's move to the Middle East where we have been talking a lot about the heat throughout this region. Western Iran and into the eastern sections of Iraq, that will continue to sizzle this Monday. Temperatures nearing the 50 degree mark. And that is not a typo. And in fact, during the humidity in some of those coastal cities, that's where we see the heat in the sea soar well into the upper 50s.

Daytime highs across North Africa around 30 degrees for Casablanca into Morocco, otherwise thunderstorms expected from Sudan to Chad as well as the coast of Nigeria. And you can see these showers of storms popping up throughout this region.

But as we travel a little further to the south, high pressure dominates much of Southern Africa. Capetown however, becoming windy ahead of your next approaching cold fronts.

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VAUSE: The scene, Sunday night in Jerusalem, Zion Square. Hundreds turned out for a vigil honoring 16 year old, Shira Banki. She and five others were stabbed last week at a gay pride parade. Banki died from her wounds early on Sunday.

And Israel's prime minister has sent his condolences to Banki's family and promises to bring the killer to justice. Police say an Orthodox Jew was behind the attack and this was not his first offense. Nic Robertson has details not, from Jerusalem.

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Shock here in Jerusalem and beyond, at the death of Shira Banki. 16 years old, stabbed while she was attending a gay pride rally, Thursday, succumbed to her injuries. A vigil for her here, lot of young people, turning out, lighting candles in the shape of a heart, people bringing flowers as well.

Many of them, young girls, more shock than tears. There were people playing guitars there in memory for her. There were also images of her being sort of, shown on the walls. Images of when she'd been in London at Madame Tussauds, a real outpouring of shock and also support for her family. And her family saying at a statement that she was charming, happy, lively, and beloved daughter, murdered just because she came to support her friends and any person's right to live their life in their own way. Murdered with no purpose but stupidity, evilness, and recklessness, her life came to an end.

And the family made an appeal for less hate and more tolerance in the country. It really has shocked people here that the man that perpetrated this crime had only recently been released from jail for a similar attack 10 years ago. People, concerned how could he have been able to get so close to this rally. So, a real sense of shock and an outpouring of support for her family, young people, even people who didn't know her coming to pay there respects.

[00:25:05] Nick Robertson CNN, Jerusalem.

VAUSE: Three men honoring a former royal marine who fought the long side them against ISIS. Konstandinos Scurfield died earlier this year in Syria. Now his comrades of fulfilling his final wish for Phil Black has the story.

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PHIL BLACK, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: This is the grave of the young men who died fighting a long way from home. Konstandinos Scurfield, once a proud soldier with the British royal marines, he gave up his official military career last year and travel to Syria to fight ISIS. He was killed in battle four months ago.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm crying for my lost not his but I think that's my right.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah.

BLACK: His parents are grieving, battles are proud.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He was brave, very brave, a lot braver than 99 percent of the people in the world I think.

BLACK: On this day, they're visited by people who knew this son in Syria. Jack Holmes (ph) and Macer Gifford both British and American Jordan Matson like Kosta, they left there homes to join the fight, they had no previous connection to.

MACER GIFFORD, BRITISH YPG FIGHTER: Kosta went out to help people. He wants to say that they have democratic rights to live however they want to. So he died for democratic principles for British values and for freedom.

BLACK: They came here to fulfill Konsta's wish to bring home a captures ISIS flag his for his former colleagues and the marines.

JORDAN MATSON, AMERICAN YPG FIGHTER: My brother never got to complete that mission so I'm going to help him do it.

BLACK: CNN first met Jordan Matson in Syria last October where he was making light of the challenges.

MATSON: The second day and I got hit by mortar on a fight.

BLACK: But nine months later, standing by his friend's grave and Central England, he's overwhelmed by emotion.

MATSON: When his own nation wasn't willing to step up and do something he did. So I think it's an honor to have known him.

BLACK: Jordan and Kosta both in this photo were fighting in Northern Syria with the militia known as the YPG, the local Kurds fighting to drive ISIS from their towns and villages. The most famous for the battle of Kobani where international airpower help them push ISIS out of this key town by the Turkish border and if since continue to make significant gains through the region.

These men say direct currently around 50 people from Western countries fighting with the Kurds and they're grateful.

MATSON: And when it's someone does not in from that community, that was going to come and then pay the ultimate price. That's not something they're going to forget neither will I.

BLACK: Kosta's Scurfield grave, his parent's grief a proof of the risks these men have taken but they say his death makes them more determine to return to Syria soon and rejoin the fight against ISIS. Phil Black CNN, London.

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VAUSE: Delivering a message to a skeptical region where when we come back, the U.S. Secretary State is trying to win support for Iran nuclear deal.

Also ahead, an ISIS tool turned against them. How three women scam the militants.

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VAUSE: Welcome back everybody watching CNN news. I'm John Vause, the headlines this hour. Investigation in France will start testing airplane debris on Wednesday to see that belongs to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Malaysian official say the piece of wing find in Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is from the same type of plane a as MH370. Search is scouring Reunion's beaches for more debris.

In France, Reuters support, police blocked migrants trying to access the Eurotunnels Sunday night, migrants desperate to reach Britain have stepped up attempts to cross the tunnel in recent weeks. U.K and French officials have pledged nearly $11 million to improve security around the tunnel. U.S. President Barack Obama will announce a sweeping climate change plan on Monday. The proposal aims to reduce carbon pollution from coal burning power plants over the next 15 years. It's expected to face challenges from Republican law makers and supporters of coal industry.

Two Turkish soldiers are dead and dozens of others wounded in a suspected suicide attack in the middle of the night. It happened at a military place station in Eastern Agri Province at 3:00 A..M. local time Sunday. The Regional Governor's Office suspects PKK militants use a tractor with two tons of explosives to carry out the attack. But the Kurdistan Workers Party has not claimed responsibility.

Egypt has once again delayed proceedings against three Al Jazeera journalists. Verdicts in there retrial had been pushed back to August 29th. The trio are accused of helping the Muslim brotherhood and face terror charges. Egypt says it has no journalists imprisoned for simply reporting only for terrorism and other offenses.

Fed delay comes as the U.S. Secretary says his pushing his Egyptian counterpart for improvements in human rights. John Kerry visited Cairo for security talks on Sunday. Ian Lee reports now the Iran nuclear deal was one of a wide range of issues on the agenda.

IAN LEE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Egypt is an important regional ally for the United States putting this trip for Secretary Of State John Kerry as important on a number of fronts.

Kerry and Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discuss everything from human rights and security to the economy and Iran. Secretary of State is in the Middle East to promote the Iran Deal reiterating it's good for the region.

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JOHN KERRY, SECRETARY OF STATE, UNITED STATES: There could be absolutely no question. That if of the plan fully implemented, it will make Egypt and all the countries of this region safer than they otherwise would be.

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LEE: Egypt has been more receptive than other countries regarding this deal. Egypt's Foreign Minister expressed hope that this could lead to a nuclear free Middle East. Kerry's visit to Egypt was also to help improve relations between the two countries. They haven't held this level of talks since 2009. A lot has happened since then. Relations soured after the 2011 revolution and grew worse following the over throw of President Mohamed Morsi by the army in 2013.

The state department has heavily criticized Egypt's human rights record. For Kerry, it was a balancing act of pushing for improve Human Rights while dealing with security.

[00:35:00] Egypt faces a serious threat from an ISIS branch in Northern Sinai. The militants have killed hundreds of people including civilians. Kerry was keen to show the United States supports them in that fight. The U.S. recently delivered eight F-16s to Egypt which were paraded with fly overs over the capital. Egypt's foreign minister reaffirmed that while the two countries can have different opinions at times, the fundamental relationship is solid. Ian Lee, CNN Cairo.

VAUSE: And we know that America's top diplomat will be in Catha on Monday. ISIS militants' maybe tech savvy users of social media to recruit and spread their message but it seems they've fallen for one of the oldest internet scams in the book.

Well, they say three Chechen women would express interest in joining ISIS but claim they couldn't afford to travel to the Middle East. Once the recruiter sent money by an account transfer, the woman would delete their social media accounts. They came to the attention of police up to collecting about $3000, 300,000 rubles but they are likely be punished because that would require someone from ISIS actually filing a complaint.

A short break but when we come back a 1,000 fans convinced their favorite band to come to town we'll tell you what once more Italian city did to woo the food.

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VAUSE: In Hong Kong, protesters have taken to the streets once again this time wearing bras outside police headquarters. They're supporting a woman who was sentenced to 3.5 months in jail for using her chest to bump a police office during a protest back in March. And if they reporting the crowds chanted, "Breasts are not weapons, shame on police."

Liquor supplies in China are under investigation for allegedly adding Viagra to some of their products.

[00:40:05] Police raided two distillers in the South West regional Guangxi, they confiscated other 5,000 bottles of the popular grain alcohol called Bijo (ph). They also retrieved a bat of white powder labeled sildenafil that's also known as Viagra. Police say the product was not good for health purposes with the slogan do you want a stiff drink.

If you're a die hard fan of the band Foo Fighters you'd like nothing more to have the group play a concert in your small town. Well, this is what you should do.

That right there is 1,000 fans of the Foo Fighters coming together to play the hit song "Learn to Fly". Vocals, guitars, basses, drums the whole bowl of blocks. They live in Jacinta, Italy just east of Florence. Video was a plea to the Foo Fighters. Please come play and show in our town. And it was not in vain.

They'd see Dave Grohl posted this YouTube clip at day speaking in an Italian all said at "Jacinta, I'll see you soon."

Earlier Michael Holmes spoke with Fabio Zaffagnini the creator of that "Learn to Fly" video. He said, "As you might imagine it was no small feat to pull over this off but the response has been a bit of the thrill."

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FABIO ZAFFAGNINI, CREATOR OF ROCKIN' 1,000 VIDEO: We've been working very hard. We have to recruit more than 1,000 people, select them because they have to be good enough to play altogether synchronized. So we did some crowd funding and it last for something like six months. And in the end we just made it. We played altogether last Sunday.

We had a lot of fun. It's been a magic day and in the end of that we just published the video in a couple of days, it went viral over, much over our expectations and it's been just a fantastic sensation receiving a message directly from Dave Grohl to the guys all of us. You know, we live in a very tiny, tiny town in Italy and for us it's a real miracle.

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VAUSE: That was Fabio Zaffagnini the creator of the Rockin' 1,000 video campaign. Thanks so much for watching CNN News Room. I'm John Vause, "World Sport" is up next. I'll be back in 15 minutes with the latest news from all around the world. You're watching CNN.

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ERIN HAWKSWORTH, CNN WORLD SPORT HOST: Welcome to CNN World Sport. I'm Erin Hawksworth. A major scandal has hit the world of track and field just 20 days ahead of the World Athletics Championships.

[00:45:05] Reports in both British and German media have suggested wide spread doping violations within the sport. Now the news comes after blood test data from about 5,000 athletes was leaked to the media.

Now the leaked data contains 12,000 different tests an anti-doping experts believed that more than 800 athletes had recorded test which they described as highly suggestive of doping or abnormal. More specifically it's alleged that more than a third of the medals won on the distance events in the Olympics and World Championships between the years 2001 and 2012 were won by athletes with suspicious test but not having stripped to their medals.

The world anti-doping agency says it's very alarmed by this news. WADA's President Craig Reedie said "[The allegations] will, once again, shake the foundation of clean athletes worldwide."

The IAAF of this neither confirmed nor deny the allegations instead it is focused on the fact that confidential data has been obtained and published. Lordco (ph) who is standing to become the next IAAF president tweeted on Sunday that the world governing body quote "Takes these allegations extremely serious and will itch you a robust in detailed response to them." In the statement IAAF says "The relevant allegations are largely based on analysis of an IAAF Data Base of private and confidential medical data which has been obtained without consent. They are now preparing a detailed response to both media outlets and they will reserve the right to take any follow up action necessary to protect the rights of the organization and its athletes."

Moving on to football and Jose Mourinho tried to play down the significance of the community shield Sunday but you know he wants to win trophies and he certainly doesn't like to lose to anyone especially our son Vanger. Vanger had never beaten a Chelsea team managed by Mourinho until this one.

Now after a build up play involving New Zealand the world cup Alex Oxlade Chamberlain scored a fantastic winner. Arsenal are teamed tipped by some to be contenders this season all thanks to the part of the signing of former Chelsea goalie Petr Cech and he came up with a big safe in the second half. Arsenal wins their first English silver ware of the season but of course the real stuff starts next week.

Now what's going on the universe? Wenger actually beat the special one and it almost appeared as though the fielding manager has worked out to shake hands and then no. They snub each other. And then Mourinho throws his runner up medal into the stands, what, what.

Meantime, Wayne Rooney put on an Everton shirt again 11 years after he left for Manchester United but fear not United fans. It was all in the name of a testimonial. The once beloved Everton striker came on as a substituted in Duncan Ferguson's testimonial got this in park and the England star was given a standing ovation by his former fans. Rooney played the final 15 minutes against Villa Real in front of a crowd nearly 35,000 but this manner side run out to one winner.

Rafael Nadal may have broken a new record on Sunday and I used the word may because after he beat Fabio Fognini in Hamburg he beat the record for most clay court victories but that's where all these confusion comes in because some record books have Guillermo Vilas winning 46 times on clay but the ATP admits that there were some mistakes made in the 70s and in fact Vilas won 49 times on the surface.

Nadal is now up to 47 so no record yet but this is a significant win for Rafa because he have had a disappointing season. He didn't win the French Open, he dropped to 10th in the world and he had already lost twice to Fognini on clay. So this result would suggest that hey maybe he's on the up and up again.

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RAFAEL NADAL, 14-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION: I know that I took it playing well and I'd like to enjoy the victory today that it is a one point for me if they have 300 points already for my goal to qualify for the welter final is important. And at the same time with the day would feelings on match as like today helps to bring to you your confidence and your motivation on what you are doing.

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HAWKSWORTH: Speaking of confidence and motivation if you blink you missed it. Ronda Rousey, she absolutely handled her business in Brazil and what was probably the longest 34 seconds of her opponents' life.

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HAWKSWORTH: Welcome back. 34 seconds is all it took for Ronda Rousey to crush Brazil's Bethe Correia at UFC 190 in Brazil, Saturday. Now before the fight, Rousey said that she would retire undefeated which doesn't seem impossible for a women who is now 12 in O and considered the best female mix martial fighter on the planet.

Now the Brazilian made some hurtful remarks before the fight saying she hoped Rousey would kill herself after losing the UFC title. Well that hit close to home for the American who's father took his own life when she was just a little girl. So Rousey she get like her revenge in the very best possible way inside the octagon with a knockout in the first round.

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RONDA ROUSEY, UFC WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION: I consider the matter settled and that I'm not going to have to think about her ever again after this day. And I'm sure she'll have to think about me plenty. And so as far as I'm concerned it's over and done with.

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HAWKSWORTH: To go for Tiger woods bounce back and shot a 68 quicken loans national on Sunday. The star of the show was Troy Merritt who earned his first Peugeot or victory. We take you out to Virginia with the view of the Robert Trent golf course. Look how beautiful that is.

Tiger's play not so pretty on this ball. He did get to five under on the date through 10 holes but he slipped coming on 11. He misses that short part on in on 14. Tiger spins the approach back into the water. He finished with the 368 on the day eight under for turn.

And meantime Rickie Fowler finishes off the round with a birdie here good for second place at 15 under 69. But the man of the day was Troy Merritt. Trying to get his first win on the tour, he stiffs the tea shot to setup the top in birdie. That will get him to 17 under with the three shot lead. Merritt needed just a three put to win it and he would drain this ball birdie pot for his first Peugeot win. It was a three shot victory over Fowler.

So Merritt missed five consecutive cuts to the summer but on Sunday none of that mattered. He wins by three shots. Tiger Woods finished tied for 18th with his eight under 68.

Moving on to the ladies and after Sundays latest achievement its become quite clear that when South Korea's Inbee Park is playing we are watching a true legend in Women's golf.

[00:55:09] Park shot a seven under 65 in the final round to win the Women's British open becoming just the 7th female player to capture four different majors. The world number one shot seven birdies and an eagle on the last day.

Conditions for the fourth worked as wet and windy as they were on Saturday. That's Park's second shot on 14 which set hope an opportunity for eagle in the eagle pot not a problem for park on 14 and she would move to 11 under here. So her approach on the power four 16th, it would roll with the in feet of the hole as the South Korean would go on to birdie and win the open championship. It's her 7th career major titles.

So Park has now won six of the last 14 majors and only six women lie ahead of Park on the bliss of all time major titles. And guess what, she's only 27 years old. So Park was all smiles on Sunday saying this is the greatest day of my life for sure. That's it for us, I'm Erin Hawksworth. We'll see you next time. Thanks for joining us.

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