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E.U. Ministers to Hold Emergency Meeting; Thousands Crossing into Macedonia from Greece; Volunteers Help at Budapest Train Station; California Wildfire Spreads as State of Emergency Declared; Djokovic Wins U.S. Open Men's Singles; Anti-U.S. Sentiment in Iran after Nuclear Deal; U.S. Presidential Candidates Buff Up Strategy before Debate; Pope Francis is Full of Surprises; Speculation, Debate around India Murder Mystery; Stunning Grand Canyon Video Found after Two Years; Packers Field Hosts World's Longest Bratwurst; WORLD SPORT Highlights. Aired 12-1a ET

Aired September 14, 2015 - 00:00   ET

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ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): Meetings to solve the migrant crisis. European leaders will today tackle this challenge head-on as Germany tries to stem the flow of refugees.

ERROL BARNETT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Also, a state of emergency. Thousands forced to flee a rapidly growing wildfire in the U.S. state of California.

CHURCH (voice-over): And another crown for the current king of tennis. Novak Djokovic claims the U.S. Open against Roger Federer.

CHURCH: Thank you for joining us, everyone, all across the globe. I'm Rosemary Church.

BARNETT: And I'm Errol Barnett. We're with you here on CNN for the next four hours. This is CNN NEWSROOM.

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BARNETT: We begin this hour with an emergency effort to control a desperate situation, the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe. Ministers from the European Union are meeting in Brussels Monday.

CHURCH: Yes, they are frying to come up with policies that all E.U. countries can agree upon. But that is a huge challenge. The commission's president wants to impose mandatory quotas for the number of migrants each country takes in. But several countries are resisting that plan.

BARNETT: And Germany has imposed temporary controls at its border with Austria trying to stop the flow of people there. Germany's interior minister defended that decision. Listen.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) THOMAS DE MAIZIERE, GERMAN INTERIOR MINISTER (through translator): The goal of this measure is to restrict the present inflow of migrants into Germany and return again to an orderly process upon entry. This is, for security reasons, urgently necessary and explicitly called for by the Schengen border agreement.

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CHURCH: And there are stories of bravery in this migrant crisis.

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CHURCH (voice-over): Take a look at what happened when a dinghy carrying about 70 people sank off the coast of Lesbos in Greece.

BARNETT: You can see this man here, fighting to stay afloat and keep his 2-month-old baby from drowning. This personifies what so many people are going through.

Local people did help pull other children to safety. One photographer reported seeing 10 dinghies arrive on the coast in a 90-minute period on Sunday. The group in these photos are from Syria and from Afghanistan as well.

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BARNETT: But despite the risks, many refugees still attempt the dangerous journey across the Aegean trying to reach the shores of Greece.

CHURCH: From there, thousands pass through the border into Macedonia on their trek north with Germany or possibly Sweden as their final destination. Our Ivan Watson has more from the Macedonian-Greek border.

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IVAN WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: This transit center has been recently erected on the Greek-Macedonian border, which is just one stop on this very improvised migrant trail into Central Europe that has pretty much sprung up over the course of the last weeks and months.

So, migrants are escorted across an informal crossing point by Greek and Macedonian authorities. They arrive here and, then after receiving some temporary papers that allow them to stay in Macedonia for about 72 hours, the vast majority of them quickly move on.

So we have seen them boarding by the hundreds onto trains here. They're charged 25 euros per person. They also board on to waiting buses and into taxis. And they're paying for this journey so far, very much, themselves. This is a self-financed journey. The bulk of the people who are moving by the tens of thousands through here, we're told by the United Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees that they are in fact refugees from Syria some 70 percent to 80 percent. Many of them have paid large amounts of cash, $1,200, $1,300 per

person, to board on rafts from the Turkish coast to Greek islands. The remaining 20 percent, 30 percent, well, they're a hodgepodge. They're Afghans, they're Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, increasingly refugees from Iraq as well.

And we're told in recent days that the first Yemenis have started joining this wave of humanity. Everybody I have spoken with, they say they want to get to Germany, which has offered to take in hundreds of thousand of these migrants and refugees and also offers generous social welfare benefits to the new immigrants -- Ivan Watson, CNN, on the Macedonian border with Greece.

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CHURCH: Tens of thousand of refugees and migrants have arrived at Budapest's main railway station in the past week. Most of them need food, water and a little bit of human kindness.

BARNETT: Yes, that's right. Local volunteers there are on hand to help them get through all the chaos they're going through and onto trains headed west. CNN caught up with some of those volunteers.

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ALIBU IMA (PH), VOLUNTEER FROM LIBYA: At 6 o'clock, from every morning, these gates behind us open for the services.

As you can see, there are so many of them. All of them, they just want to go inside. And they push each other. So it's really hard to work in this situation. And our work now, it's just how to solve this problem.

Some of them, they didn't sleep since like three days or more. And they just let someone, one of their family, in the line. So they let them inside to wait the line, in the line.

After that he tried to call his family. When the family come, the other people cannot understand that.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (INAUDIBLE) the volunteers cannot organize all the refugees at once. Like -- and they all want to reach the train and the problem there is too many people making too much chaos and it's basically no organization at the moment.

And for that reason, we don't really know what to do and how to deal with the situation.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There are 2,000 maybe here. But in the transit zone there are more. There are more. Every day, they are more and more.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We look it in the Facebook all the time, some news about, please, everyone here speak the language. Speak Arabic and English, speak Arabic and Hungarian, please come to Keleti. We need your help. Sometimes, some of the people. But you know, everyone here has his life. He have his work. He have his university, but when he can coming, he come.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (INAUDIBLE).

IMA (PH): My name is Alibu Ima (ph) from Libya. I decided to help these people because, as you know, before, we had the same situation in my country. So we know what does it mean to be out of your country, under the bombs and everything. It's give us like motivation to come here and help these people.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: First, it started in the travel -- go Turkish -- and see. Now I am in Budapest to train to Austria and go to German. I love German. I love Arabia. I love.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I am mother. And also I have my work. But just I am taking up all them and the university study. Everyone has finished his university, he come to here. All the mother and father, who he has time to come to here and help, we are coming to help.

All them have a story. Really, there are too many dreadful story.

I am listening to these story maybe from 11 or 12 families. There are some families, this taxi man, he taked his child and he said, don't give back your child, you don't give me the money.

Really several story. Everyone had a story. Everyone have something. But I don't know what I said. But this now what we have.

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BARNETT: We will of course have much more coverage on the worsening migrant crisis in the hours ahead.

For now, we turn to some other stories we're following for you.

Mexico's president is condemning an attack on Mexican tourists in Egypt.

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BARNETT (voice-over): Egyptian authorities are investigating the shooting deaths of 12 people in the country's Western Desert region on Saturday; 10 others were injured.

CHURCH (voice-over): It is simply shocking. And the interior ministry says security forces were chasing, quote, "terrorist elements" when they came upon the tourists. The victims also included Egyptian nationals.

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CHURCH: And in Malaysia, police have arrested three suspects in connection with last month's Bangkok shrine bombing.

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CHURCH (voice-over): Two Malaysians and one Pakistani national were taken into custody. Police say they are assisting with the investigation.

BARNETT (voice-over): Now the explosion you may remember, ripped through Central Bangkok on August 17th, killing 20 people and wounding more than 100.

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BARNETT: We are also following this story for you. Turkey is facing an eruption of the worst violence there in some two decades. Clashes broke out when authorities imposed another curfew in the mostly Kurdish town of Diyarbakir.

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BARNETT (voice-over): Police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters, who threw stones in reaction to the curfew.

CHURCH (voice-over): Kurdish militants are blamed for a car bomb that killed two police officers at a checkpoint Sunday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is vowing the fight will continue until, quote, "not one terrorist is left."

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CHURCH: Well, the death toll from heavy flooding in parts of Eastern Japan has risen to seven.

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CHURCH (voice-over): Police tell CNN two more bodies were found. But it's unclear if they were among the 15 people reported missing.

BARNETT (voice-over): Parts of the Eastern region have been inundated by floodwaters after a tropical storm dumped more than 60 centimeters of rain there in the past week.

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BARNETT: Now to the U.S. state of California, where thousands of people are fleeing their homes as firefighters battle a rapidly growing wildfire.

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CHURCH (voice-over): Officials say the so-called Valley Fire has now burned more than 20,000 hectares since it broke out Saturday west of the city of Sacramento.

BARNETT (voice-over): The pictures are just incredible. The governor declared a state of emergency in two counties. CNN's Stephanie Elam reports on the damage in one small town.

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STEPHANIE ELAM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This is one of the communities here in Middletown that has been devastated by this fire. Just take a look at this. As you can see, from the smoky quality that we are showing you, it is still really thick out here. And there is still some smoldering going on.

But think about it, how hot this fire would have to be to burn through these cars, just completely gutted, gutting them, just ravaged by wildfire here in this community that is north of Napa Valley, for those of you who may know of that. Obviously, big tourist area there.

But this is part of why the state has a declaration of -- emergency declaration here, because of the fact that so many homes have been burned here.

You can see, look at this, just still smoldering here in this part. Firefighters, like 1,000 firefighters or so are out here, battling along the lines for the fires. No matter how hard they work around the clock, 24 hours a day, they're out here. They still sometimes cannot get to all of the different homes to try to save them.

And it is an eerie quality out here. The smell of all of these burned homes. It's very pungent. You can feel it in your eyes and your ears.

And when you look at how much is burning and how hot the fire gets, you can see it, just based on the fact, that it is still smoldering in some parts here as you take a look and you can kind of identify some things. But for the most part, it is just unidentifiable, what's left of these homes.

CHURCH (voice-over): Well, meanwhile, fire fighters are battling another wildfire east of Sacramento. The Butte Fire has torched more than 26,000 hectares and destroyed at least 85 homes.

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CHURCH: We do want to get the latest on the fires and our Pedram Javaheri is here.

It is a real concern. It's extraordinary how the amount of fire and how extensive it is at this point.

PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: And one thing we have noticed, too, that I have not seen with many other fires is how quickly it has expanded over this region.

We just did the math with our weather producer, meteorologist, Judson Jones, we looked at the numbers. This fire, within a 24-hour period, was expanding on the rate of 13 hectares per minute. That is how fast it was spreading out. Yes. So it's just incredible fuel that's in place, fifth straight year of a drought. We know a critical communication infrastructure is also threatened by this, a power plant is also threatened by this as well.

So it's a very, very dangerous scenario in a densely populated area near the capital city of California.

So we'll take you to Sacramento, just outside to the northwest of Sacramento, where 20,000 hectares have burned from Saturday into Sunday. This fire on Saturday morning had only consumed 20 hectares. It went up to 20,000 hectares in a matter of just 24 or so hours, 0 percent contained.

The winds have been howling over this region, looking into some of the numbers and the image is absolutely spectacular when you think about what is happening and how quickly all of this is expanding now into the heart of the fire season across the state of California.

East of Sacramento, we go is into the Butte Fire, Rosie was just telling you about, 26,000 hectares consumed. Look at this. This is at least 25 percent contained but the concern is there's about 6,000 structures that are still threatened by this fire over the next couple of days just because of how quickly it is beginning to spread over this region.

We do have a tropical feature, remnants of it, that are spreading some moisture over this region, we can pick it up, in fact, on water vapor kind of spinning right towards the San Francisco area.

And showers and thunderstorms, they've been there. The rainfall just north of the Valley Fire I notice well to the east of the Butte Fire as well. So it's not really beneficial yet. But we are watching a pretty strong storm system for this time of year. Look at the temperatures, in the 20s across portions of the Valley Fire to the teens by Wednesday. Rain showers, a very large probability here as the storm system's in the Gulf of Alaska.

So this looks like at least the best time when it comes to getting a storm system that could bring in some rainfall towards the middle of the week for Northern California. So the showers, again, in the forecast there towards the later portion of the week.

So, it looks like at least some hope now, for a big storm again. That could bring snow even to the mountains of California. So we are seeing that transition start to take place.

BARNETT: But they would need that to get the edge on these blazes --

JAVAHERI: Absolutely. And it's getting very late into the season now, where the heat has culminated. And now we know that the fuel is just plentiful across this region.

CHURCH: Well, let's hope we see that.

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BARNETT: Now, nothing could stop Novak Djokovic from winning this year's U.S. Open, not even a three-hour long --

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BARNETT: -- rain delay. The world's number one tennis player defeated second ranked Roger Federer in four sets in New York just a few hours ago.

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CHURCH (voice-over): And this is his 10th career Grand Slam title and second U.S. Open victory.

In 2015, Djokovic has won three of four majors in tennis, only losing in the French Open final. He ends the season with a 27-1 record. We will have more on the U.S. Open of course coming up in WORLD SPORT.

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CHURCH: We'll take a short break here. But just ahead, despite a hard-won nuclear agreement, relations between the U.S. and Iran are far from friendly. How Iranians feel about the deal.

BARNETT: Plus, with just days until the big CNN debate, tensions are high among U.S. presidential candidates. We'll have details on that after this short break.

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CHURCH: You are back with on CNN NEWSROOM. And there is no shortage of American distrust of the Iran nuclear deal.

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CHURCH (voice-over): A new CNN/ORC poll shows about half of those questioned would have preferred Congress to reject the agreement.

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BARNETT (voice-over): And get this: for many Iranians, that distrust is mutual. Fred Pleitgen has more on the sentiments in Tehran.

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FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice- over): If anyone thought Iran's supreme leader would hold back with fiery rhetoric after the nuclear agreement, think again.

His anti-American and anti-Israeli views are plastered all over Tehran these days.

This one says, "America will be under Iran's shoes."

And this one, "God willing, in 25 years, there will be no such thing as a Zionist regime."

Khamenei also blasted the U.S. and Israel in a recent speech, just as Congress was set to vote on the nuclear agreement, showing that even with the deal, distrust towards America remains strong, says Mohammed Marandi of Tehran University.

MOHAMMED MARANDI, UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN: The Iranians are not interested in having further talks with the United States because, here, they feel that the United States has to show that it is serious at the negotiating table. It has to show itself as being serious at the implementation stage.

PLEITGEN (voice-over): But there is another possible explanation for the tough talk. Iran's conservative clergy and its powerful military are the supreme leader's strongest supporters; both groups have been highly critical of the nuclear agreement.

PLEITGEN: Many conservatives feel that Iran gave up too much in return for sanctions relief and they want reassurances there will be no further major negotiations with the West any time soon.

PLEITGEN (voice-over): A majority of Iranians do favor the agreement. Many we spoke to say they want better relations with America, but also demand respect.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Iran is not like some other countries. Iranian people are proud of their history. We have a strong history. So we are strong. We are powerful. We don't let America abuse us.

"Both sides should make compromises," this woman says.

"They should build on what they have in common instead of talking about their differences."

For the first time since the Islamic revolution, authorities removed the U.S. Seal from the former embassy in Tehran and replaced it with a stone full of words cursing America, a sign that, even after successful talks over the nuclear issue, normal relations between Iran and the U.S. still seem a long way off -- Fred Pleitgen, CNN, Tehran.

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BARNETT: Let's get you an update now on the 2016 race for the White House.

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BARNETT (voice-over): Many presidential hopefuls took the day off from campaigning. Not Democrat Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator held a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Sunday. Sanders has been gaining on Hillary Clinton in the polls. And he's just 10 points behind the front-runner nationwide.

CHURCH (voice-over): And it was a rather quiet day for Republicans as candidates prepare for CNN's primetime presidential debate. But many of them are talking tough before the big event.

DONALD TRUMP, ENTREPRENEUR: Well, I am a deal maker, I will make great deals for this country. Ben can't do that. Ben is a doctor. And he is not a deal maker.

DR. BEN CARSON, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Well, I am gratified to see that so many people are actually starting to listen to what I am saying and evaluating it on its merits as opposed to listening to what people have portrayed me as saying. It makes a big difference.

SCOTT WALKER (R), GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN: We're convinced in the state where caucuses are the name of the game and it's about five months out, we have got the time to make the grassroots connections and get that message out.

GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE (R), N.J.: I have absolutely no doubt that I can come down to Congress, not cave like other people have done and get the job done.

CHURCH (voice-over): And there you have it.

Be sure to tune in to CNN this Thursday when the Republican presidential candidates face off in back-to-back debates. Watch it happen live on September 17th, starting at 6:00 am in Hong Kong, 7:00 am In Tokyo.

BARNETT (voice-over): And you know there will be fireworks. But at that time of day, if it is too early for you, you can watch the entire broadcast again at 6:00 pm on Thursday Hong Kong time, 7:00 pm in Tokyo, only here on CNN.

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CHURCH: Well, Cuba is getting ready for a papal visit. Pope Francis heads to the island on Saturday before traveling to the United States.

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BARNETT (voice-over): Now the church considers Cuba a majority Catholic country, but a nationwide poll there shows 44 percent of Cubans say they are, quote, "not religious."

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BARNETT: Looking at the crowds he draws all over the world, it is easy to see just how beloved Pope Francis is. He surprised many by shaking things up the moment he became the leader of the Catholic Church.

CHURCH: Yes, from the controversial to adorable; Jason Carroll has a look at some of the pope's best moments so far. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

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JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In just over two years, Pope Francis showed the world how the leader of the Catholic Church can be compassionate, comedic, controversial and captivating. Here are some ways the pontiff has surprised us all.

For one, he certainly hasn't been shy about getting --

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CARROLL (voice-over): -- up close and personal with his fans, from letting someone play with his cap and giving a pair of schoolboys a lift in the Popemobile to even posing in a few selfies.

And remember that homily when a young boy walked up on stage to get a closer look at the pope, even kissing his cross?

But the pontiff didn't seem to mind.

Several cardinals even tried to persuade the child to leave but he refused, instead, wrapping his arms around the pope's legs and then was allowed to sit in his chair while the pope gave a speech.

In another enduring moment, Pope Francis clowned around with a newlywed couple and donned a red nose with the bride and groom.

And then there's the humble side of the pope, at a detention center in Rome, he washed the feet of two women, ruffling the feathers of a few traditionalists. It is written in liturgical law that only men can take part in the ceremony, which reenacts Jesus washing the feet of his 12 disciples, all of whom were men.

In another sign of humility, Pope Francis embraced a disfigured man suffering from a genetic skin condition known as neurofibromatosis. That truly powerful image went viral.

Pope Francis has also made news that has disturbed some conservatives who believe he's making too many changes too quickly.

He authorized priests to forgive the sin of abortion and make it easier and faster to get an annulment.

He issued a papal encyclical about the dangers of climate change, pleading for global action to help stop it.

In the wake of the attack on "Charlie Hebdo," the pope condemned the violence but said there are limits to free speech.

"Someone says a swear word against my mother," the pope said, "he's going to get a punch in the nose."

And throughout it all, Pope Francis has earned some interesting titles. In 2013, "Esquire" named him their best dressed man. And "Time" gave

him the iconic label of Person of the Year.

"Rolling Stone" also elevated the pope to rock star status by making him the first religious head to grace the cover, paired with the headline, "The Times, They Are A-Changing."

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CHURCH: He has certainly changed the landscape hasn't he?

All right. Let's take another break. But still to come here on CNN NEWSROOM, a murder mystery in India. A top TV executive is accused of killing her sister. But the victim's true identity has led to even more questions. Back in a moment.

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BARNETT: Welcome back to CNN NEWSROOM. Thank you so much for staying with us. I'm Errol Barnett.

CHURCH: And I'm Rosemary Church. And it's time to check the headlines for you this hour.

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CHURCH (voice-over): Germany says it has no room for any more refugees or migrants right now. And they have imposed temporary border controls to slow the flow of people. European Union ministers are meeting Monday to work on a proposal for mandatory refugee quotas. Several E.U. member nations are against the plan.

BARNETT (voice-over): Egypt's interior ministry says security forces killed 12 tourists and wounded 10 other people after mistaking them for terrorists in the Western Desert region. The victims include Egyptian and Mexican nationals. Mexico's president condemned the incident and is calling for a full investigation.

CHURCH (voice-over): In the U.S., the governor of California has declared a state of emergency in two northern counties as firefighters battle a rapidly growing wildfire. Officials say one person may have died in the so-called Valley Fire which has now burned more than 20,000 hectares west of the city of Sacramento.

BARNETT (voice-over): The world's number one men's tennis player will likely retain his ranking after winning the U.S. Open singles title. Novak Djokovic defeated second ranked Roger Federer in four sets about an hour ago in New York. This is Djokovic's 10th career Grand Slam title and second U.S. Open victory.

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CHURCH: Yemen's exiled government is pulling out of upcoming U.N.- sponsored peace talks.

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CHURCH (voice-over): President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi's office says he won't agree to talk with Houthi rebels unless they withdraw from areas they have seized, including the capital, Sanaa.

BARNETT (voice-over): Meantime, Saudi-led coalition forces launched a ground attack on Marin province. They're backing thousands of tribal fighters there in the oil-rich region.

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CHURCH: A manhunt is under way in Central India for the owner of explosives that killed at least 89 people.

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CHURCH (voice-over): Officials tell CNN the owner had authorization to use explosives in mining, but he broke the law by storing them in a partly residential building.

BARNETT (voice-over): Nearly 100 people were injured when that building exploded Saturday. The mining contractor is on the run and has been charged with culpable homicide.

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BARNETT: Also, in India, truly a shocking and bizarre story. A top television executive, accused of murdering her sister. And now we have learned that the victim is actually the suspect's daughter.

CHURCH: CNN's Ravi Agrawal has more now on the twists and turns of this murder mystery.

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RAVI AGRAWAL, CNN NEW DELHI BUREAU CHIEF (voice-over): For weeks India has been transfixed by a murder mystery.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One version I heard today --

AGRAWAL (voice-over): Playing out blow by blow on India's many 24/7 news channels.

A top TV executive, Indrani Mukerjea, arrested for murdering her sister. Then came this bombshell. The sister was actually her daughter, born from a previous relationship.

Mukerjea's husband, himself a pioneer of satellite TV in India, was almost instantly on air.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did you know that Sheena was Indrani's daughter? PETER MUKERJEA, EX-CEO OF STAR TV: Certainly not.

AGRAWAL (voice-over): It has been a live trial by media as families across the country digest a story about high society, concealed identities and murder.

The facts are few, in part because the murder took place three years ago and only came to light off a tip-off last month. Police say they found a body burned in a forest and matched the DNA to Indrani Mukerjea.

Police also say Mukerjea has confessed to taking part in the murder, along with two others.

But CNN spoke with the defense; her attorney says Mukerjea did not confess and says she is innocent.

The murky details haven't stopped a gold rush of speculation in India, with seemingly endless panel debates, even satire.

(INAUDIBLE) of the year, mother of the year, sister of the year, wife of the year, wives of the year?

AGRAWAL (voice-over): The case is everywhere.

But how do you juxtapose the sordid details --

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AGRAWAL (voice-over): -- with regular Indian life?

AVIROOK SEN, FORMER TV EXECUTIVE: Attitudes in middle-class India are quite conservative. And if there is a whiff of sex some where, then that's very attractive.

AGRAWAL (voice-over): Avirook Sen, a former TV executive, points out that intense competition for eyeballs has led some media to cut corners on due diligence.

SEN: I think the notion of presumption of innocence seems to have gone out of the window. The damage to everybody's reputation in this matter, that's been done. But that's, like I said, nothing new.

AGRAWAL (voice-over): The irony here, of course, is that this is a case involving two people who helped build the boom years of Indian TV. This time, they have the camera lens focused firmly on themselves -- Ravi Agrawal, CNN, New Delhi.

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CHURCH: Well, after losing all hope, a group of college students find their GoPro camera full of amazing footage. How they managed to recover their lost experiment. That is next.

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CHURCH: Welcome back, everyone.

A group of U.S. students now has some incredible footage of the Grand Canyon from cameras they sent high into the atmosphere.

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CHURCH (voice-over): They attached their cameras and a smartphone to a weather balloon -- over two years ago, in fact. They planned to use a GPS system to figure out where it landed.

BARNETT (voice-over): But then they lost the phone signal -- and here you see the moment the balloon bursts and everything tumbled to the ground.

Well, they all thought, these guys, that their experiment was long gone. But just a few months ago, a woman out for a simple hike found the equipment. And now the students have all the data and breathtaking video and we will actually speak with them about this project in the next hour of CNN NEWSROOM. They were a --

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BARNETT: -- very fun bunch.

CHURCH: Sounds great.

Well, on Sunday, millions of American pro football fans rejoiced with the full arrival of the NFL football season. And history was made this weekend at one of the NFL's most storied stadiums. Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers.

BARNETT: That's right. But despite the Packers being on the road this weekend, there was a record-setting pigskin in the parking lot. Andrea Hay from affiliate WBAY has more.

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ANDREA HAY, WBAY CORRESPONDENT: The company that runs Lambeau Field concessions celebrates its centennial year the same day as the start of the official Packers season. So they celebrated in a way that no one will forget.

HEATH BARBATO, EXECUTIVE CHEF, LAMBEAU FIELD: It started out as a sort of a joke of an idea. And we kind of challenged Johnsonville for our 100th anniversary to make us a 100-yard brat.

HAY (voice-over): Since the length of Lambeau Field is 120 yards, that's how long the Johnsonville factory made that brat -- with a grill to match.

RON SCHRODER, JOHNSONVILLE SAUSAGE: It was custom-made just for the event today, 360 feet of stainless steel. HAY (voice-over): Even the creator of "Epic Meal Time," the number one online cooking show in the world says he had to see this for himself, flying all way from Montreal.

HARLEY MORENSTEIN, "EPIC MEAL TIME": Just as the sauce boss, AKA the Michael Jordan of Meat, it's my duty to come down and witness such a beautiful event like this, a 120-yard sausage. Even if there wasn't a sausage out here, the contraption they're using to cook it is extremely interesting to me.

HAY (voice-over): So what do you call a bratwurst as long as a football field on Packer game day? Well, given its history of getting smoked by the Packers, they're calling it Jay Cutler.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go, Pack, go!

HAY (voice-over): All jokes aside, this party raised about 40 grand to give back to good local causes.

SCHRODER: There are half a dozen local charities that are included, one of which I know is The Humane Society, which is here today with some free pets to adopt.

BARBATO: It's a great way to raise money for some great local charities and kick off our season for our boys.

HAY (voice-over): Reporting at Lambeau Field, Andrea Hay, Action 2 News.

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CHURCH: All right. As you heard, Andrea Hay from affiliate WBAY in Wisconsin reporting there.

Well, it is the kind of surfing maneuver that you see in viral videos. But it didn't impress judges at a competition in California.

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CHURCH (voice-over): I want you to take a look. Pro surfer Kelly Slater did a backside air reverse and lost control of his board. But watch him regain control and finish his ride.

BARNETT (voice-over): Look at that, a former world surfing champion said it was, quote, "just freakish ability" on display here. But the judges only gave Slater four out of 10.

CHURCH (voice-over): I think they need to explain that.

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BARNETT (voice-over): A bit stingy with the points, judges.

CHURCH: What do they want?

BARNETT: Do that on a good day. CHURCH: Exactly.

Thanks for joining us here on CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Rosemary Church.

BARNETT: And I'm Errol Barnett. WORLD SPORT with Kate Riley is next. And I'll be back with another hour of CNN NEWSROOM. Stay with us.

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KATE RILEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This is CNN WORLD SPORT. I'm Kate Riley. Thank you for joining us.

Novak Djokovic has won the U.S. Open 2015 title after beating Roger Federer at Flushing Meadows. This is now the 10th Grand Slam for the World number one. And we had to wait over three hours for this one to start due to rain.

But the effect of the downpour would be felt in the first set, Djokovic leading 2-1. The Serbian took a tumble on the court that left him with bloody scrapes on his right forearm, hand and knee. He had to quickly recover from that episode. He had to put a stamp on this set.

And he did just that. Djokovic said in near court he hit away the forehand winner to take the game. Now the World number one would win the first set, 6-4. Federer here in the near court hit that brilliant cross-court backhand. Djokovic caught short. So Federer would take the second.

So into the third. Both players with incredible shots on the run. But the Swiss then put the backhand into the net. Makes it far too easy for Djokovic the breaks and checks the third. The Serbian trailing 19 of 23 break points, including three in the final game, while converting six of 13 of his own opportunities.

Djokovic serving far court. Federer hits long. The World number one wins the U.S. Open 2015.

It's a confirmation of how Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer to win the U.S. Open, this his second victory at Flushing Meadows and his 10th grand slam victory. It ended 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

So after a three-hour delay we finally got there, Novak Djokovic, the new U.S. Open champion. And Andy Scholes has been at Flushing Meadows for CNN.

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ANDY SCHOLES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, the fans here at Arthur Ashe Stadium tried their best to will Roger Federer to his first Grand Slam title since 2012, but in the end the World's number one player, Novak Djokovic, was just too good.

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SCHOLES (voice-over): Behind thunderous chants of "Roger, Roger," Federer rallied to win the second set 7-5. But just like at Wimbledon, Djokovic continued to make better work for every single point and eventually the 34-year-old Federer would wear down and lose this match in four sets.

The all-time series between these two superstars is now tied at 21- all. This is the first U.S. Open title for Djokovic since 2011. He now has 10 Grand Slam titles for his career. What a year it was for Djokovic. He made it to the finals in every single one of the Grand Slams, winning three of them. At the U.S. Open in New York, Andy Scholes, CNN.

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RILEY (voice-over): The U.S. Open champion was crowned on Saturday, Flavia Pennetta celebrated her first Grand Slam title by literally scaling new heights. The new U.S. Open winner's champion attended one of the city's star attractions, the Top of the Rock.

Despite announcing her retirement after her victory, she has pledged that she will complete the current season, but Pennetta did find time to speak to Andy Scholes after making history on Saturday.

SCHOLES: And, Flavia, you win your first ever Grand Slam title. And then you shock everyone announcing that you are retiring.

Why did you decide to walk away now?

FLAVIA PENNETTA, 2015 U.S. OPEN CHAMPION: Because I think it is a perfect moment to do something like that. It is what I feel. What I want to do since -- I mean, it's not something I decided today. It was a long, long time taking this decision.

And I am really happy to have the chance to make it something like this today. And say this word, in a sense, world record and with a big trophy look this one.

SCHOLES: What was it like, playing each match, knowing in the back of your head this could be my last one in New York?

PENNETTA: I tried to not think too much like this. Try to play every match the best I can. And I was not obsessive with this kind of thing. I would just try to play my best all the time.

SCHOLES: And all the time, your final, the prime minister here watching. All the newspapers back home, you with you and Roberta on the front pages.

What did the match and win mean for you and the country? PENNETTA: I mean it is amazing. Today, with Roberta, we talk a

little bit before the match. And we say it doesn't matter who is going to win because it is going to be a big thing anyway. We are both winning.

Today, she has made the first final in Grand Slam. I have this trophy with me today. So, for Italy it is going to be a really, really nice thing and something they can change a little bit of tennis.

SCHOLES: So this time next year, not going to be playing tennis.

What will you be up to?

PENNETTA: I have no idea. We will discover that.

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RILEY: Stay tuned. More WORLD SPORT right after this.

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RILEY: Welcome back.

It was a bit of a damp squib for England as their cricket campaign came to a conclusion on Sunday against Australia.

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RILEY (voice-over): The hosts were 138 all-out to give Australia an eight-wicket win at Old Trafford. The result meant not only did the Aussies win on the day but they also won the series 3-2.

It was a woeful effort by England. They were reduced to 22-3 in the sixth over. Then their captain, Eoin Morgan, had to retire with concussion. The world one-day champions found energy in their final game of what has been a four-month tour.

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RILEY: To football now, where Manchester City may lead the way as leaders of the English Premier League right now. But only one team can match them in terms of current form based on results since last April. Who's that?

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RILEY (voice-over): Well, it's Claudio Reyna's left the City, who are now up to second. And the Foxes have now gone nine matches unbeaten in total in the league, stretching back to last season, winning six of them for their latest win coming at home to Midlands rivals, Aston Villa, who blew away a two-goal lead in this one, Jamie Vardy made it 2-all on 82 minutes.

Then came a dramatic winner from Nathan Dyer as he walked away to (INAUDIBLE).

Meanwhile, relief for Tottenham fans. The North London club have finally recorded their first win of the season. It came on the road, Spurs edged past bottom of the table club Sunderland, five goals to nil, Ryan Mason with the winner just 8 minutes from time. Spurs now up to 12.

England International Harry Kane is still waiting for his first Premier League goal of the season.

Here is the table for you. Leicester, amazingly still unbeaten. The Foxes are also up to second as they move above Manchester United. The Red Devils are in third. It's still City, though, who rule the roost. Five wins from five as well as five clean sheets.

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RILEY: And it's congratulations to New Zealand's Lydia Ko; she's become the youngest woman ever to win a Major. The 18-year old beat the previous mark held by Morgan Pressel, set back in 2007 on Sunday after she won the Evian championship in France.

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RILEY (voice-over): The South Korean-born Ko was in dominant form during her final round. She was certainly in no mood to let her grip on this tournament slip. Her 63 was the best round of the week. It helped her come from two strokes back at the start of the day to leave all her rivals trailing in her wake.

And talk about perfect timing. At least in terms of breaking the record from an age perspective, this was her last chance to get the job done because she would have been too old by the time the next Major rolled around in April of next year. Ko taking it all in her stride (INAUDIBLE) perspective too.

It's confirmation of a --

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RILEY: -- -6 shot win for Ko. Incredibly she recorded a total of eight birdies, which left her at 16 under par. And just to give you an idea of how dominant she was, Lexi Thompson of the USA finished at -10.

It's just one milestone after another for Ko. Her stature in the game continues to rise and rise.

When she was 13 years old, back in 2012, she won the Canadian Open. She became the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour. Earlier this year, she was the youngest ever World number one. And now, this in France.

Just for the record, Lydia is currently the World number two. She is 18 years, four months and 20 days old.

LYDIA KO, WORLD NUMBER 2: Winning at any age is amazing at a Major. And all player want to peak at their best at a Major. To say that I am the youngest, no, in history, for now, it's so cool.

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RILEY: Yes, well done to her.

That brings this edition of CNN WORLD SPORT to a close. I'm Kate Riley. Thank you so much for joining us.

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